Varghese, Varughese, Verghese, Geevarghese, Varughis, and Varkey are Syriac–Malayalam variants of the Assyrian Syriac/Aramaic Christian name Giwargis/Gewargis/Givargis (George).
It is given as first, middle, or last name among the Syrian Christians, an ancient community of Christians from Kerala, India.
[1][2] 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 Aramaic and Hebrew names, that have been adapted into the local dialect.
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