Marcelle

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Marcelle

Say it: mar-SEL

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Meaning

Feminine of Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, probably linked to the god Mars.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Common in early 20th-century France and rarely given now.

Its wave through time

A fashion of the 1920s

In the United States

5,845 babies given this name since 1894
At its height in 1920, about 1 in 6,800 girls
23 babies in 2020

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

The family of the name

Italian	Marcella

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Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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