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 actor
- Macarena Hernández, American academic and journalist specializing in Latino issues
- Macarena Mina, Chilean pageant titleholder
- Macarena Reyes, Chilean athlete
- Macarena Rodríguez, Argentine hockey player
- Macarena Simari Birkner, Argentine skier
- Macarena Sánchez, Argentine footballer
