Marceli

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 12 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Marceli is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Polish given name28K records spelled Marceli2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Poland, United States, United Kingdom, Ukraine

  Also written Markell

• French given name201 records spelled Marceli5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Spain, United States, Congo - Kinshasa

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Marc-Eli, Marcèli, Marcelî

• a separate given name137 records spelled Marceli3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States

  Also written Marcéli, Marcelí

37 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 12 years between 2009–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Marceli Nenckib. 1847PLPolish chemist (1847–1901)
• Marceli Harasimowiczb. 1859PLPolish painter (1859-1935)
• Marceli Godlewskib. 1865PLRoman Catholic priest from Poland
• Marceli Struszyńskib. 1880PLPolish chemist (1880-1959)
• Marceli Handelsmanb. 1882PLPolish historian (1882-1945)
• Marceli Landsbergb. 1890PLPolish physician (1890-1951)
• Marceli Nowotkob. 1893PLPolish activist (1893-1942)
• Marceli Strzykalskib. 1931PLPolish footballer
• Tomasz Szarotab. 1940PLnot in their usual namePolish historian
• Marceli Kosmanb. 1940PLPolish historian

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 73 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Marceli?

We estimate roughly 16 thousand people bear Marceli (counting its spellings and scripts) across 7 countries in our records.

In which country does Marceli have the most bearers?

We estimate about 11 thousand people bear Marceli in Brazil, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled marceli.

Where is Marceli most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Marceli is densest in Poland — about 1 in 7.7 thousand people — even though Brazil holds more of our records for it.

Is Marceli a male or female name?

Marceli is recorded for both men and women. We don't publish a percentage split: a record's gender belongs to the person and is attached to every given name on that record, so names in cultures where a name string also carries a parent's or spouse's given name pick up large cross-gender counts.

What does the name Marceli mean?

Recorded meaning: Borrowed from Latin Mārcellī.