Girl name Italian origin Catholic;Christian tradition

Marcella

mar-SEL-ə · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Warlike, feminine of Marcellus
Language
Italian
Culture
Italian;Latin
Religion
Catholic;Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Italian · Latin
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1055
2024 births236
Peak year1922
First appeared1880
Total US births65,337
1922 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
MarcieCellaElla
Alternate spellings
MarcelaMarsellaMarsella
In other languages
Marcela (Spanish)Marzia (Italian)Marcelle (French)

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Marcella Hazan (chef)
Marcella Detroit (singer)
Marcella Sembrich (soprano)
Saint Marcella