Comments for the name Marcel

Comments for MARCEL:

Two famous Marcel's are:
The French realist novelist Marcel Proust.
The French dadaist and surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp.

-- ars musica  11/30/2005

This is my all-time favorite name. It's deep, unique, masculine, and I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone!

-- Mithos514  3/17/2006

Marcel Marceau, the French mime artist, is a famous bearer of this name.

-- Anonymous User  3/22/2006

On the sitcom Friends, I'm pretty sure Ross named his annoying little monkey Marcel.

-- Anonymous User  1/15/2007

Also a boys name in Slovenia.

-- earthnut  7/3/2007

Marcel is also the Czech and Slovak form. [noted -ed]

-- Maggie_Simpson  11/10/2007

I love this name! I don't understand why it isn't used more often.

-- Anonymous User  4/7/2009

It's also used in the Netherlands where it's pronounced MAHR-cel.

-- renee06  7/3/2009

Marcel is also the Catalan form of Marcellus. [noted -ed]

-- paula_vm  7/12/2009

Marcel Pagnol, French filmmaker, playwright and novelist.

-- Arialblack  12/29/2009

This is a good strong name, and it's not frequently used at all. It doesn't sound feminine, but maybe a bit wimpy. It could always be shortened to Marc though, if he felt that way.

-- Aureliano  2/24/2010

It's also Croatian.

-- goricar  4/20/2010

Look up "Marcel the Shell with shoes on" on YouTube. Cutest video ever.

-- Liesl  5/12/2011

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