Marcel

Gender Masculine
Usage French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Pronounced Pron. MAR-SEHL(French)
 mər-SEHL(Catalan)
 mar-CHEHL(Romanian)
 MAR-tsehl(Polish, Czech, Slovak)
 mahr-SEHL(Dutch)
 mar-SEHL(German)
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Meaning & History

Form of Marcellus used in several languages. Notable bearers include the French author Marcel Proust (1871-1922) and the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).

Related Names

VariantsMarceau(French) Marceli(Polish) Marzell(German)
DiminutiveCeel(Dutch)
Feminine FormsMarcelle(French) Marcela(Romanian) Marcela(Polish) Marcela(Czech) Marcela(Slovak)
Other Languages & CulturesMarcellus(Ancient Roman) Martzel(Basque) Marcell(Hungarian) Marcello(Italian) Marcelo, Marcelinho(Portuguese) Marcelo(Spanish)
User SubmissionMarcèl

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   wholesome   strong   refined   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Croatia: January 16
Croatia: June 18
Croatia: October 30
Czechia: October 12
France: January 16
Poland: January 16
Slovakia: April 20

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Entry updated November 16, 2019