Macabee as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Macabee

What is the meaning of the name Macabee ?

The baby name Macabee is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced MACK-uh-bee,/ˈmækəbi/.

Macabee is Hebrew in Origin.

Macabee is an Anglicized variant of Maccabee, ultimately from Hebrew Maccabi, the epithet of Judah, leader of the 2nd‑century BCE Jewish revolt. The most accepted derivation is Hebrew maqqabáh, “hammer,” suggesting strength and resolve; a later folk etymology reads it as an acronym of the verse Mi Kamocha Ba’elim Adonai, “Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?” The Greek Makkabaios and Latin Maccabaeus carried the term into Western languages.

Used mostly as a surname or communal label, Macabee is rare as a given name in English but resonates in Jewish history through the Hanukkah story and, in modern Israel, via the Maccabi sports movement. Variants and related forms include Maccabee, Maccabeus/Maccabaeus, Maccabi, and Makabi; the plural Maccabees refers to the family and revolt. Not to be confused with the Irish surname McCabe, which has a distinct Gaelic origin.

⚙ Macabee is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Macabee appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.