Macri or Macrì is an

Italian surname A name in the Italian language consists of a given name () and a surname (); in most contexts, the given name is written before the surname, although in official documents, the surname may be written before the given name or names. Italian names, ...

, which literally means "long, tall" (from

Italiot Greek Italiot Greek, also known as Italic-Greek, Salentino-Calabrian Greek or Apulia-Calabrian Greek, is a pair of varieties of Modern Greek spoken in Italy by the Griko people. The Italiot Greek varieties are spoken in areas of southern Italy, a his ...

''macrì'', ultimately from

Modern Greek Modern Greek (, or , ), generally referred to by speakers simply as Greek (, ), refers collectively to the dialects of the Greek language spoken in the modern era, including the official standardized form of the language sometimes referred to ...

''makris''). Notable people with the surname include: *

Antonio Macrì Antonio Macrì (; – 20 January 1975), popularly known as ("Unca Tony"), was a historical and charismatic boss of the 'Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organisation in Calabria, Italy. He was born in Siderno on the Ionian coast of Calabr ...

(ca. 1902 – 1975), Italian leader of the 'Ndrangheta * Dumitru Macri (1931 – 2024), Romanian footballer * Federica Macrì (born 1990), Italian artistic gymnast *

Franco Macri Francesco Raùl Macri (15 April 1931 – 2 March 2019) was an Italian-Argentine contractor, developer, industrialist and father of former Argentine President Mauricio Macri. Life and career Childhood in Italy Macri was born in Rome, to Giorgio M ...

(1930 – 2019), Italian-Argentine businessman *

Giuseppina Macrì Giuseppina Macrì (born 3 September 1974 in Crotone) is an Italian judoka, who competed in the women's extra-lightweight category. She held five Italian senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of twenty-five medals in her career, inc ...

(born 1974), Italian judoka * Jorge Macri (born 1965), Argentine politician * Matt Macri (born 1982), American baseball player *

Mauricio Macri Mauricio Macri (; born 8 February 1959) is an Argentine businessman and politician who served as President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019. He has been the leader of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party since its founding in 2005. He previously ...

(born 1959), former President of Argentina * Nicole Macri (born 1973), American political leader serving in the Washington State House of Representatives * Teresa Macrì (born 1960), Italian art critic, curator and writer

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