Varghese, Varughese, Verghese, Geevarghese, Varughis, and Varkey are Syriac–Malayalam variants of the Assyrian Syriac/Aramaic Christian name Giwargis/Gewargis/Givargis (George). The pronunciation from Syriac/Aramaic was naturally adapted to fit the vowels of the local dialect. It is given as first, middle, or last name among the Syrian Christians.[1][2] Many names of this community are a combination of Hebrew and Aramaic names that have been adapted into the local dialect.
People named Varghese
Varghese as given name
Varghese as last name
- Abraham Verghese (born 1955), professor of medicine at Stanford University Medical School and recipient of National Humanities Medal
- Aju Varghese Indian film actor, producer, director Malayalam
- B. G. Verghese (1927-2014), Indian information adviser to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi[3]
- Sunny Varkey, education entrepreneur and education philanthropist
- Dhanya Mary Varghese, Indian actress
- Sugith Varughese, Indian-Canadian actor
- George Varghese, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research
- Abi Varghese, Indian-American writer-director-produce
- Serena Varghese, American voice actress
- N. F. Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Antony Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Balu Varghese, Malayalam film actor
- Honey Rose, Malayalam film actress
- Mary Verghese, Recipient of Padma Shri
- T.M. Varghese, Indian Freedom-fighter and Lawyer
- Abi Varghese Cheeran, Sports Marketing Professional
- Paul Varghese, stand-up comedian
- Peter Varghese, Australian diplomat and secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade[4]
- Sijoy Varghese, Indian ad film director/producer, event director, screenwriter and actor[5]
- Varkey Vithayathil, former cardinal-priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
- Dr Lin varghese, BHMS, MBBS, MDRD, famous radiologist.
- Geo Varghese Peter, Sr Cardiac Perfusionist, Career Consultant, Malankara Association Member (2017-2022)
- Fr. Baby Varghese, author and professor of Syriac studies, liturgy, and sacramental theology at Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam[6]
- Rajiv Varghese, Musician and YouTuber Producer of Bathroom Singer
Varughese as last name
Notable people with the surname Varughese:
- Sugith Varughese (born 1958), Indian-born Canadian writer, director, and actor
- Sunil Varughese(born 1968), Indian -born branding consultant, was Chief Brand & Sustainability Officer of XLRI.