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View Name: Macarena


MACARENA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Spanish
PRONOUNCED: mah-kah-RE-nah   [key]
Meaning & History
From the name of a barrio (district) in Seville, which got its name from a temple which may have been named for a person Macarius (see MACARIO). The Virgin of Macarena, that is Mary, is widely venerated in Seville.
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