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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
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
1582 Makarij (nom) Audén1980 p. 171
France
Latin
1170 Macharii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 137
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Macarius". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 4. http://dmnes.org/2016/4/name/Macarius.