Varghese

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proper noun

A surname from Malayalam.

OriginMalayalam വർഗീസ് ← Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ ← Ancient Greek Γεώργιος →
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Meanings

proper nounVarghese (plural Vargheses)

plural Vargheses · alternative Varughese

  1. A surname from Malayalam.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΓεώργιος
  2. Classical Syriacܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ
  3. Malayalamവർഗീസ്
  4. EnglishVarghese

Borrowed from Malayalam വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ), from Classical Syriac ܓܝܘܪܓܝܣ (gēwargis), from Ancient Greek Γεώργιος (Geṓrgios).

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Varghese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varghese

MLA

“Varghese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varghese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Varghese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Varghese.

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