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'''Macias''' (or more commonly '''Macías''') is |
'''Macias''' (or more commonly '''Macías''') is a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] [[surname]] found to varying degrees in [[Europe]] and [[Latin America]]. Within Spain, it can be found in the northwestern regions of Spain, specifically [[Galicia, Spain|Galicia]] and [[Leon, Spain|Leon]]. |
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There is no singular theory as to the origin of Macías. A long-standing argument over its origin revolves around whether or not it is of a [[Sephardi]] origin. Some argue that Macías originates from the Spanish version of the [[Hebraic]] term for the [[Messiah]], while others hold that Macías (pronounced ''Ma-thi-as'' within Spain) actually is the Spanish version of the [[Biblical]] name, [[Matias]] or [[Matthew (name)|Matthew]]. Given that the [[Sephardim]] used surnames that were in many cases identical to those of their [[Gentile]] neighbors, it can be reasoned that certain Macías members were [[Sephardi]] without the surname Macias being exclusively [[Sephardi]]. |
There is no singular theory as to the origin of Macías. A long-standing argument over its origin revolves around whether or not it is of a [[Sephardi]] origin. Some argue that Macías originates from the Spanish version of the [[Hebraic]] term for the [[Messiah]], while others hold that Macías (pronounced ''Ma-thi-as'' within Spain) actually is the Spanish version of the [[Biblical]] name, [[Matias]] or [[Matthew (name)|Matthew]]. Given that the [[Sephardim]] used surnames that were in many cases identical to those of their [[Gentile]] neighbors, it can be reasoned that certain Macías members were [[Sephardi]] without the surname Macias being exclusively [[Sephardi]]. |
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Revision as of 05:57, 24 September 2012
Macias (or more commonly Macías) is a Spanish surname found to varying degrees in Europe and Latin America. Within Spain, it can be found in the northwestern regions of Spain, specifically Galicia and Leon.
There is no singular theory as to the origin of Macías. A long-standing argument over its origin revolves around whether or not it is of a Sephardi origin. Some argue that Macías originates from the Spanish version of the Hebraic term for the Messiah, while others hold that Macías (pronounced Ma-thi-as within Spain) actually is the Spanish version of the Biblical name, Matias or Matthew. Given that the Sephardim used surnames that were in many cases identical to those of their Gentile neighbors, it can be reasoned that certain Macías members were Sephardi without the surname Macias being exclusively Sephardi.
According to Woodward (with reference to the Heraldic coat of arms)[1]: "Dice, Cards, and other Instruments of Amusement.--Gules, three dice in perspective argent, marked (for six in front, three on the sinister side, two on the top) sable, is the coat of Mathias in England; of a family of the same name in France, and of Quintana in Spain. For the former families the allusion is clear to the 'lot' cast by which St. Matthias[2] was chosen to the office of the Apostolate. Macías, in Spain, similarly bears: Gules, six dice (two, two, and two) all marked for sixes sabel (Piferrer, Nobiliario de España, vol. ii., No. 1113)."[3]
Some variations of Macias include Masias, Masías, Matias, Matías, Mathias, Matthias, Mathías, Massias, Massías, Mesias, Mesías.
References
People with surname
- Saint Juan Macias, 17th century Spanish Dominican, died in Peru
- Manuel Macías y Casado, Spanish general, governor of Puerto Rico
- Macías O Namorado (Macías the Enamoured), a 14th Century Galician troubadour
- Francisco Macías Nguema
- Ricardo Macías Picavea, Spanish writer, journalist, and philosopher
- Carlos Fuentes Macías, Mexican writer