Varghese, Varughese, Verghese, Geevarghese, Varughis, and Varkey are Syriac–

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

variants of the Assyrian Syriac/Aramaic Christian name Giwargis/Gewargis/Givargis (

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). It is given as first, middle, or last name among the

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, an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India. The pronunciation from Syriac/Aramaic was naturally adapted to fit the vowels of the local dialect. Many names of this community are a combination of

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and

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names, that have been adapted into the local dialect.

People named Varghese

Varghese as given name

Geevarghese Mar Gregorios Geevarghese Mar Gregorios of Parumala (15 June 1848 – 2 November 1902), also known as Parumala Thirumeni, was a Metropolitan of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. Parumala Thirumeni became the first person of Indian origin to be canonised ...

, Christian saint canonized by the

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and

Syriac Orthodox Church The Syriac Orthodox Church (), also informally known as the Jacobite Church, is an Oriental Orthodox Christian denomination, denomination that originates from the Church of Antioch. The church currently has around 4-5 million followers. The ch ...

Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril Geevarghese Dionysius Vattasseril, also Dionysius VI, Dionysius Geevarghese II or, popularly, Vattasseril Thirumeni (31 October 1858 – 23 February 1934), was a bishop of the Malankara Church and 15th Malankara Metropolitan. In 2003, Dio ...

, Christian saint of the

Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution. Kurien gra ...

(1921–2012), recipient of

Padma Vibhushan The Padma Vibhushan ( , lit. "Lotus Grandeur") is the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "exceptional and distinguished service". All persons w ...

and known as "Father of the

White Revolution The White Revolution () or the Shah and People Revolution () was a far-reaching series of reforms to aggressively modernize the Pahlavi Iran, Imperial State of Iran launched on 26 January 1963 by the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and ended with ...

" * Varghese Mathai, professor of mathematics at

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* Varghese Daniel (born 1956), cricketer *

Varghese Johnson Varghese Johnson (born April 28, 1982) is an amateur Boxing, boxer from India who repeatedly medaled in the Super heavyweight, Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division. Career In Melbourne at the Commonwealth Games 2006 he won Bronze, losing to ...

(born 1982), boxer *

Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly Varghese Payyappilly was an Indian Syro-Malabar priest from Kerala and the founder of the congregation of Sisters of the Destitute. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis on 14 April 2018. Family Kathanar was born as Kunjuvaru on 8 August ...

(1876–1929),

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canonized by the

Syro-Malabar Church The Syro-Malabar Church, also known as the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, is an Eastern Catholic church based in Kerala, India. It is a '' sui iuris'' (autonomous) particular church in full communion with the Holy See and the worldwide Cathol ...

Arikkad Varghese Arikkad Varghese (19 February 1938 – 18 February 1970), popularly known as Saghavu (Comrade) Varghese or Naxal Varghese was an Indian CPIML leader involved in activities supporting Adivasis in Wayanad during the 1960s. His actions were link ...

(1938–1970), murdered activist

Varghese as last name

Abraham Verghese Abraham Verghese (born May 30, 1955) is a Malayali-American physician and author, who was born in Ethiopia. He is the Linda R. Meier and Joan F. Lane Provostial Professor of Medicine, Vice Chair for the Theory & Practice of Medicine, and Intern ...

(born 1955), professor of medicine at

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and recipient of

National Humanities Medal The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humani ...

Aju Varghese Aju Kurian Varghese (born 11 January 1985), better known as Aju Varghese, is an Indian actor, producer and singer who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in 2010 in '' Malarvadi Arts Club'', directed by his collegemate Vineeth Sr ...

Indian film actor, producer, director Malayalam * B. G. Verghese (1927–2014), Indian information adviser to Prime Minister

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

Indhu Rebecca Varghese ''Indhu'' is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language dance film directed by Pavithran and produced by N. A. Sudhakar and K. P. Unnikrishnan. The film featured Prabhu Deva, appearing in his first leading role as the newcomer, alongside Roja Selvamani, whil ...

, spouse of

Mukund Varadarajan Mukund Varadarajan, AC (12 April 1983 – 25 April 2014) was an Indian Army officer. He was a commissioned officer in the Indian Army's Rajput Regiment. He was killed in action during a counter terrorism operation while on deputation to th ...

Sunny Varkey Sunny Varkey (born 9 April 1957)McNicholas, Mona Parikh; Raj, Frank. . ''The International Indian''. 2008: Issue 5, Volume 15.5. pp. 56–60. is an Indian education entrepreneur and philanthropist based in Dubai. He is the founder and executive ...

, education entrepreneur and education philanthropist *

Dhanya Mary Varghese Dhanya Mary Varghese is an Indian actress known for her work in Malayalam cinema and television. Her notable television appearances include Deivathinte Swantham Devootty, Seetha Kalyanam (TV series) and Bigg Boss (Malayalam season 4). Early ...

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n actress *

Sugith Varughese Sugith Varughese (born 25 April 1957) is an Indian-born Canadian writer, director and actor. Background Born in Cochin, Kerala, India into a Syriac Saint Thomas Christian family ("Varughese," also sometimes spelled " Varghese" and "Verghese" a ...

n-Canadian actor *

George Varghese George Varghese (born 1960) is a computer scientist, a professor of computer science and Jonathan B. Postel Chair in Networking in the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. He is the author of the textbook ''Network Algori ...

, a principal researcher at

Microsoft Research Microsoft Research (MSR) is the research subsidiary of Microsoft. It was created in 1991 by Richard Rashid, Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold with the intent to advance state-of-the-art computing and solve difficult world problems through technologi ...

Abi Varghese Abi Varghese is an Indian-American writer-director-producer who most recently directed season 2 of Eros Now's ''Metro Park (web series), Metro Park''. He is best known for his Netflix series ''Brown Nation.'' He is also the co-director of '' ...

, Indian-American writer-director-producer * Serena Varghese, American voice actress * N. F. Varghese,

Malayalam film Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam language, primarily spoken in Kerala and the Lakshadweep islands. It encompasses both the mainstream film industry ...

actor *

Antony Varghese Antony Varghese, also known by his screen name Pepe is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film '' Angamaly Diaries''. Personal life Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese a ...

actor *

Balu Varghese Balu Varghese is an Indian actor and singer who predominantly works in the Malayalam film industry. He began his acting career as a child actor in '' Chanthupottu'' (2005). Early life and career Balu Varghese was born in Kochi. He is the son o ...

actor *

Honey Rose Honey Rose (born 5 September 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly acts in Malayalam films. She has also appeared in a few Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. She made her acting debut with the 2005 Malayalam film '' Boyy Friennd''. Her breakthrou ...

actress *

Mary Verghese Mary Puthisseril Verghese (21 May 1925 – 17 December 1986) was an Indian physician who was among the earliest pioneers of physical medicine and rehabilitation in India. In 1963, she took charge of what was the first department of Physical Med ...

, Recipient of

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

* T.M. Varghese, Indian Freedom-fighter and lawyer * Paul Varghese,

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Peter Varghese Peter Varghese (born 19 March 1956) is an Australian retired diplomat and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 3 December 2012 to 22 July 2016. He announced in November 2015 that he would lea ...

, Australian diplomat and

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of the

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian government responsible for foreign policy and international relations, development aid (under the name Australian Aid), consular services, overseas trad ...

Sijoy Varghese Sijoy Varghese (born 6 March 1971) is an Indian actor and advertising filmmaker. He has been involved in advertising and cinema for 20 years. As an actor he has portrayed characters in Malayalam films including '' Bangalore Days'', '' Avatharam ...

, Indian ad film director/producer, event director,

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and

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

Varkey Vithayathil Varkey Vithayathil CSsR (29 May 19271 April 2011) was an Indian cardinal who served as the Major Archbishop of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church and Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly from 1999 to 2011. He was also a religious priest of the C ...

, former

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of S. Bernardo alle Terme * Fr. Baby Varghese, author and professor of Syriac studies, liturgy, and sacramental theology at

Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam The Orthodox Theological Seminary, also known as Old Seminary (Pazhaya Seminary) and M. D. Orthodox Seminary, is a seminary of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church. It was founded in 1815 by priest-monk Pulikkottil Joseph Ittoop Ramban (later Ma ...

*Sugith Varughese (born 1958), Indian-born Canadian writer, director, and actor

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People named Varghese

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See also

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