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The baby name Macaria is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English (common): MACK-uh-REE-uh (/ˌmækəˈriə/),Greek (original): ma-KAH-REE-ah (ma-ka-RI-a, [ma.kaˈri.a]).

Macaria is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: English (common): MACK-uh-REE-uh (/ˌmækəˈriə/),Greek (original): ma-KAH-REE-ah (ma-ka-RI-a, [ma.kaˈri.a])

What is the meaning of the name Macaria ?

The baby name Macaria is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced English (common): MACK-uh-REE-uh (/ˌmækəˈriə/),Greek (original): ma-KAH-REE-ah (ma-ka-RI-a, [ma.kaˈri.a]).

Macaria is Greek in Origin.

Macaria is the feminine form of the Greek name Makarios, deriving from ancient Greek makários “blessed, fortunate.” In classical sources the name appears in myth: Macaria, daughter of Heracles, self‑sacrifices to win safety for Athens (Euripides, Heracleidae), and later writers use Macaria as a personification of a “blessed death.” The semantic field of beatitude underlies the name across time.

Christian usage spread via the many early saints named Macarius, which encouraged the parallel feminine in Greek and other Eastern Christian communities. Though never common, Macaria surfaces in Greek (Makaria), Russian and Church Slavonic (Makariya), and sporadically in Iberian and Latin American contexts as Spanish Macaria, where Maca can serve as a nickname. Variants and related forms include Makaria, Macária (Portuguese), Macària (Catalan), and the masculine Macarius/Makarios; modern creative spellings sometimes add an -h (Macariah). Meaning: “blessed,” “happy,” “fortunate.”

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Macaria – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
GT 0 #335 4 5,948
BO 0 #402 7 6,868
PH Girls 0 #429 1 13,098
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
GT Girls 0 #487 19 7,500
PA Girls 0 #514 5 9,861
KW Girls 0 #559 3 19,177
BO Girls 0 #566 46 9,488
CR Girls 0 #569 5 11,342
AE Girls 0 #595 3 20,968
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
AR Girls 0 #628 3 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
HK Girls 0 #649 2 16,104
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
United States Girls 2022 #898 6 8,739
PE Girls 0 #900 44 14,861
CL Girls 0 #911 5 14,098
Spain Girls 0 #972 12 5,561
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
SA Girls 0 #1,014 1 25,931
MX Girls 0 #1,021 163 17,781
MX Boys 0 #1,029 5 16,355
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
CO Girls 0 #1,144 9 16,140
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Macaria is popular in 21 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
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AR
BO
BR

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People also ask about Macaria

Macaria is predominantly a girl's name.
Macaria is a 4 syllable name, pronounced English (common): MACK-uh-REE-uh (/ˌmækəˈriə/),Greek (original): ma-KAH-REE-ah (ma-ka-RI-a, [ma.kaˈri.a]).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Makaria, Makária, Macária, Makariya and Makariah.
Across languages, Macaria has these equivalents: Makarios / Macarius (male, Greek/Latin), Macario (Spanish, male), Felix (Latin, 'happy'), Benedict (a), (Latin, 'blessed'), and 2 more.
Somewhat — Macaria ranked #898 in United States in 2022, placing it just outside the most common names.
Macaria's popularity is rising. It moved from #905 in 2012 to #898 in 2022 in United States.