Makarii
New to Poland's register: it first appears in 2023 and now goes to a handful of boys a year, still rare enough that most Poles have never met one. Greek at root, the same source as Makary, meaning "blessed" or "happy".
Makarii Pronunciation
Makarii is pronounced mah-KAHR-yee (/maˈkarji/).
What Makarii means
Where Makarii comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Makarii comes from the Greek Makários (μακάριος), a word that meant blessed or happy. It moved east through the Slavic-speaking world and took hold most firmly in Russian use. There the form Makarii belonged to monks and metropolitans. The Polish cousin is Makary.
An early bearer was Macarius of Egypt, a desert monk of the fourth century whose Greek name already meant blessed. Later a Metropolitan of Moscow carried the name Makarii and oversaw a great compilation of saints' lives, the Great Menaion Reader, in the sixteenth century. The name kept its church associations for a long time after that.
On a school register in Poland the name would more often read Makary, the domesticated variant. The meaning is plain. Whoever wears it is called blessed, or happy.
How many people are named Makarii
1 in 103622 men in Poland is named Makarii. 206 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #2188 among male names.
Makarii's popularity over time
4 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #1097 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2022.
Where parents choose Makarii
Makarii is most popular in Lubusz, 2076% above the national average (2 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Masovian (+205%).