Overview
Macarena is a Spanish female name, popular in Andalusia, in honor of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena.
Some sources also say that the name comes from the Greek "Makarios", which means "happy".
Notable people bearing this name include:
Macarena Achaga (born 1992), Argentine model and television host
Macarena Aguilar (born 1985), Spanish handballer
Macarena Alonso (born 1993), Argentine handballer
Macarena Gelman (Montevideo, 1976), Uruguayan activist, granddaughter of the Argentine poet Juan Gelman
Macarena Gómez (born 1978), Spanish actress
Macarena Hernández, American academic and journalist specializing in Latino issues
Macarena Reyes (born 1984), Chilean athlete
Macarena Ripamonti (born 1991), Chilean politician
Macarena Rodríguez (born 1978), Argentine hockey player
Macarena Sánchez (born 1991), Argentine football player
Macarena Simari Birkner (born 1984), Argentine skier
The Macarena (born 1991), Spanish drag queen
Spanish feminine given names
Feminine given names
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