Macarius

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Macarius

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From Latin Macarius, from Koine Greek Μακάριος (Makários), from μακάριος (makários, “blessed, lucky”).

proper noun

  1. historical A male given name from Koine Greek. St Macarius the Great was a reformed saltpeter smuggler, which trained him for eremitic life in the desert.

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name Male given name

EspañolMacario
FrançaisMacaire
ItalianoMacario
RomânăMacarie
РусскийМака́р Makár, Мака́рий Makárij
العربيةمَكَارِيُوس makāriyūs

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@misc{macarius_2026,
  title = {Macarius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/macarius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}