Marcelle

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Marcel in FR France, BR Brazil, PL Poland and 19 more, Марсель in RU Russia, KZ Kazakhstan, KG Kyrgyzstan and 1 more, מרסל in IL Israel and Marsel in AL Albania.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 24 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◐

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

• English given name102K records spelled Marcelle9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Brazil, Netherlands, Australia

  Languages: English, Dutch, Western Frisian

  Also written Marcellé, Marcélle

• a separate given name5.0K records spelled Marcelle3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Morocco

  Also written Marcellé, Marcélle

• Danish given name464 records spelled Marcelle8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Denmark, Norway, Sweden

  Languages: Danish, Swedish, Norwegian

  Also written Marcélle, Marcellé

51 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.

Other recorded senses●

Marcelle is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In French, from a feminine form of Marcel. From the 8th century the personal name was popularized in Provence in particular by the cult of St. Marcelle, who, according to a popular myth, was the servant of Martha of Bethany and traveled with her to Gaul.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In French, a female given name, masculine equivalent Marcel, equivalent to English Marcella

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Féminin de Marcel; origine latine, « marteau ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In French, Féminin de Marcel; du latin Marcellus, lié à Mars.

  as a name·Dictionnaire généalogique des prénoms

• In Latin, vocative singular of Mārcellus

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 129 years between 1894–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Marcella Rovenab. 1905ITnot in their usual nameItalian film and voice actress (1905–1991)
• Marcelle Mauretteb. 1909FRFrench screenwriter, writer and playwright (1909-1972)
• Zizi Jeanmaireb. 1924FRnot in their usual nameFrench ballet dancer and singer
• Maria Maubanb. 1924FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress (1924-2014)
• Andréa Parisyb. 1935FRnot in their usual nameFrench film actress (1935–2014)
• Roselyne Bachelotb. 1946FRnot in their usual nameFrench politician
• Claude Jadeb. 1948FRnot in their usual nameFrench actress (1948-2006)
• Marcella Bellab. 1952ITnot in their usual nameItalian singer (1952-)
• Marcella Meskerb. 1959NLnot in their usual nameDutch tennis player
• Marcella Silvestrib. 1961ITnot in their usual nameItalian actress and voice actress

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 · 660 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Marcelle?

We estimate roughly 648 thousand people bear Marcelle (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Marcelle have the most bearers?

We estimate about 471 thousand people bear Marcelle in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled marcel.

Where is Marcelle most common?

Marcelle is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 144 people carrying it.

How common is Marcelle compared with other names?

In France, Marcelle is the 14th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Marcelle a male or female name?

Marcelle is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Marcelle mean?

Recorded meaning: Feminine form of Marcel, from Latin Marcellus and Marcus/Mars.