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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Greek : nickname for a tall man, from Greek makri ‘tall’ (ancient Greek makros ‘long’). It is often found in combination with a personal name, e.g. Makrigiannis ‘tall John’, Makrilias ‘tall Elias’, Makrimikhalis ‘tall Michael’.

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