Marcella

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Marcella

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Marcella is an English and Italian feminine form of Marcello, or Marcel. Both names derive from Marcus, a Latin name, which probably came from Marticos. It refers to Mars, the Roman god of war.

History:
Marcelle, a saintly name, was a common French name, especially popular in the early 20th century.

At the same time Marcella was common in the United States.

Please see Marcia for more information.

Pronunciation: mar-sell-ah.

Diminutives:
English: Selina, Celina.

Alternates: Marcelina.
Czech: Marcela.
French: Marcelle, Marceline.
Polish: Marcela.
Spanish: Marcela.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786-1859)
French poet.

Miscellaneous:
Marcella Gruelle (1902-1915)
Daughter of cartoonist Johnny Gruelle, she partially inspired the Raggedy Ann books.

Religious Figures:
St. Marcella (-410)
A correspondent of St. Jerome’s.

Singers and Entertainers:
Marcella Sembrich (Praxede Marcelline Kochanska) (1858-1935)
Polish opera singer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.037 % named Marcella
0.006 % named Marcela
0.005 % named Marcelle
0.004 % named Marcelina
0.002 % named Marceline
0.001 % named Marcelene

Popularity of Marcella:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 561st most popular.
1875: 612th most popular.
1900-1910: 228th most popular.
1910-1920: 179th most popular.
1920-1930: 171st most popular.
1930-1940: 227th most popular.
1940-1950: 301st most popular.
1950-1960: 334th most popular.
1960-1970: 412th most popular.
1970-1980: 495th most popular.
1980-1990: 640th most popular.
1990: 783rd most popular.
1991: 865th most popular.
1992: 768th most popular.
1993: 892nd most popular.
1994: 948th most popular.
1995: 998th most popular.
1996: N/A
1997: 918th most popular.
1998: 897th most popular.
1999: 936th most popular.
2000: N/A
2002: 965th most popular.
2003: N/A

Popularity of Marcelina:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 859th most popular.
1910-1920: 730th most popular.
1920-1930: 765th most popular.
1930-1940: 804th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Marcelle:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 876th most popular.
1910-1920: 770th most popular.
1920-1930: 650th most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 10th most popular.
1910: 9th most popular.
1920: 6th most popular.
1930: 19th most popular.
1940: 33rd most popular.
1950: 83rd most popular.
1960: 149th most popular.
1964: 196th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Marceline:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1920: N/A
1920-1930: 709th most popular.
1930-1940: 978th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

In France...
1900: 144th most popular.
1910: 126th most popular.
1920: 157th most popular.
1930: 190th most popular.
1939: 200th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A

Popularity of Marcelline:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900: 168th most popular.
1910: 147th most popular.
1920: 158th most popular.
1930: 173rd most popular.
1936: 199th most popular.
1940-2000: N/A