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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Macarius m. Ancient Greek μακάριος, a derivative of Ancient Greek μάκαρ 'blessed'.

The name of two 4th C Egyptian saints and another 4th C saint.

Brabant
Latin
1312 Macarii (gen) JeanIII p. 28
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Macarius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2015, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2015/2/name/Macarius.