Macarena (name)
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, Argentine model and television host
- Macarena Aguilar, Spanish handballer
- Macarena Alonso, Argentine handballer
- Macarena Gelman, Uruguayan activist, granddaughter of the Argentine poet Juan Gelman
- Macarena Gómez, Spanish actress
- Macarena Perez Grasset, Chilean BMX cyclist
- Macarena Hernández, American academic and journalist specializing in Latino issues
- Macarena Lorente Anaya, Spanish politician
- Macarena Reyes, Chilean athlete
- Macarena Ripamonti, Chilean politician
- Macarena Rodríguez, Argentine hockey player
- Macarena Sánchez, Argentine football player
- Macarena Simari Birkner, Argentine skier
- The Macarena, Spanish drag queen