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Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Marcellus

mar-SEL-us · 9 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Little warrior
Language
Latin
Culture
Latin;English
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · Roman
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#948
2024 births240
Peak year2021
First appeared1880
Total US births9,392
2021 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Marc
Alternate spellings
MarcelloMarcellos
In other languages
Marcello (Italian)Marcelo (Spanish)

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