Varghese

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. 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.

Varghese as given name

 * Geevarghese Mar Gregorios, Indian Christian saint canonized by the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Syriac Orthodox Church
 * Geevarghese Mar Dionysius of Vattasseril, Indian Christian saint of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
 * Verghese Kurien (1921–2012), recipient of Padma Vibhushan and known as "Father of the White Revolution"
 * Varghese Mathai, professor of mathematics at University of Adelaide
 * Varghese Daniel (born 1956), cricketer
 * Varghese Johnson (born 1982), boxer
 * Varghese Payyappilly Palakkappilly (1876–1929), venerable canonized by the Syro-Malabar Church
 * Arikkad Varghese (1938–1970), murdered activist

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
 * 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-producer
 * 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
 * Paul Varghese, stand-up comedian
 * Peter Varghese, Australian diplomat and secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
 * Sijoy Varghese, Indian ad film director/producer, event director, screenwriter and actor
 * Varkey Vithayathil, former cardinal-priest of S. Bernardo alle Terme
 * Fr. Baby Varghese, author and professor of Syriac studies, liturgy, and sacramental theology at Orthodox Theological Seminary, Kottayam


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