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Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Marcel

mar-SEL · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Young warrior; little Mark
Language
Latin
Culture
French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
saint · warrior
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#753
2024 births339
Peak year2022
First appeared1881
Total US births19,767
2022 peak18811917195319882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Marc
Alternate spellings
MarcellMarcele
In other languages
Marcel (French)Marcello (Italian)Marcelo (Spanish)Marcellus (Latin)

Sibling name suggestions

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Marco
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Notable people named Marcel

Marcel Proust
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Marceau