First name origins & meanings:
- French: Little hammer
- Latin: Martial, warlike
- Latin: Warlike; hammer; defender
First name variations: Marcello, Marcellus, Marcellino, Marcellinus, Marcelis, Marsellus, Marsey, Marcellus, Marek, Marc, Marcus, Markus, Marceau, Marque, Marco, Marek, Marko, Marus, Markos, Marks, Marx, March, Marius, Marquette, Marquis, Marky, Markie, Marilo, Márk, Markó, Márkus, Markis, Mark
Last name origin & meaning:
French, also Hungarian: from the personal name Marcel (Latin
Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus (see Mark 1),
which was borne by a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul who was martyred
at Bourges with his companion Anastasius).
Famous people who gave their babies this name:
Stella Tennant