The story behind Marcel
Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus.
Other language forms and explanations (6)
Czech entry
a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel
French entry
From Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus.
German entry
Borrowed from French.
Polish entry
Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Mārcellī.
Slovak entry
a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel
Catalan entry
Borrowed from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus.
Pronunciation
General-American: /mɑɹˈsɛl/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /mɑːˈsɛl/
- Czech: [ˈmart͡sɛl]
- French: /maʁ.sɛl/
- German: [maʁˈsɛl]
- Polish: /ˈmar.t͡sɛl/
- Slovak: /mart͡sel/
- Slovak: [ˈmart͡sel]
- Catalan; Northern: [mərˈse̞l]
- Catalan; Balearic; Central: [mərˈsɛl]
- Catalan; Valencia: [maɾˈsɛl]
- Catalan; Northwestern: [marˈsɛl]
Popularity
Marcel ranked #731 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Marcel
Mabel
Clipping of Amabel, from Latin amābilis (“lovable”). Borrowed from English Mabel.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marcell
From Latin Mārcellus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Martial
From Latin Martialis (“Roman cognomen”), from martiālis (“belonging or dedicated to the Mars, the Roman god of war, or to war”), from Mārs (“the god Mars; the planet Mars”) +…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Micael
Borrowed from Latin Michaēl, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mĭkhāḗl), from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל. Doublet of Miguel, Michel, Maicon, and Maicol.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Michaël
Borrowed from Dutch Michaël. From Vulgar Latin Michaēl, found in the Vulgate Bible, from Classical Latin Michahēl, from Biblical Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mîḵāʾēl, literally “who is…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Michel
English Michel Either a reborrowing of French Michel or a continuation (with pronunciation influenced by Modern French) of Middle English Michel, both from Old French Michel,…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Marcel
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Absalom
From Hebrew אַבְשָׁלוֹם (avshalóm, literally “father of peace”), from אָב (av, “father”) + שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”). Learned borrowing from Latin Absālōm, from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Marcel
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abelardo
Borrowed from French Abélard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length