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Varghese, Varughese, Verghese, Geevarghese, Varughis, and Varkey are Syriac–Malayalam variants of the Assyrian Syriac/Aramaic Christian name Giwargis/Gewargis/Givargis (George). It is given as first, middle, or last name among the Syrian Christians, an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India.[1][2]
The pronunciation from Syriac/Aramaic was naturally adapted to fit the vowels of the local dialect. Many names of this community are a combination of Aramaic and Hebrew names, that have been adapted into the local dialect.
People named Varghese
[edit | edit source]Varghese as given name
[edit | edit source]- Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, Christian saint canonized by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Syriac Orthodox Church
- Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Christian saint of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
- Verghese Kurien (1921–2012), recipient of Padma Vibhushan and known as "Father of the White Revolution"
- Varghese Mathai, professor of mathematics at University of Adelaide
- Varghese Daniel (born 1956), cricketer
- Varghese Johnson (born 1982), boxer
- Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (1876–1929), venerable canonized by the Syro-Malabar Church
- Arikkad Varghese (1938–1970), murdered activist
Varghese as last name
[edit | edit source]- Abraham Verghese (born 1955), professor of medicine at Stanford University Medical School and recipient of National Humanities Medal
- Aju Varghese Indian film actor, producer, director Malayalam
- B. G. Verghese (1927–2014), Indian information adviser to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
- Indhu Rebecca Varghese, spouse of Mukund Varadarajan[3]
- Sunny Varkey, education entrepreneur and education philanthropist
- Dhanya Mary Varghese, Indian actress
- Sugith Varughese, Indian-Canadian actor
- George Varghese, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research
- Abi Varghese, Indian-American writer-director-producer
- Serena Varghese, American voice actress
- N. F. Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Antony Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Balu Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Honey Rose, Malayalam film actress
- Mary Verghese, Recipient of Padma Shri
- T.M. Varghese, Indian Freedom-fighter and lawyer
- Paul Varghese, stand-up comedian
- Peter Varghese, Australian diplomat and secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade[4]
- Sijoy Varghese, Indian ad film director/producer, event director, screenwriter and actor[5]
- Varkey Vithayathil, former cardinal-priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
- Winnie Varghese (born 1972), 12th dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City
- Fr. Baby Varghese, author and professor of Syriac studies, liturgy, and sacramental theology at Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam[6]
- Sugith Varughese (born 1958), Indian-born Canadian writer, director, and actor
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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