Meaning of the nameMarcella
- Female
- Latin origin
- Mar-cel-la
Marcella is a spelling of the name Marcela, which means “feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”
Meaning of the name Marcela, of which Marcella is a spelling.
Source: Wiktionary: Marcela · Wiktionary: Marcella · Behind the Name: Marcellus · Behind the Name: Marcus
- People (2022)
- 12,594
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,454
- Median age
- 23 years
- 2010 Census
- 7,225
- people
Marcella in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcella, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (3,553 people).
12,537 women 57 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Marcella is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcella in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.014%
- Distrito Federal 0.012%
- Minas Gerais 0.010%
- São Paulo 0.009%
- Goiás 0.007%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 4,006 | 0.009% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,316 | 0.014% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,993 | 0.010% |
| Goiás | 510 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 499 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 372 | 0.004% |
| Bahia | 351 | 0.003% |
| Distrito Federal | 323 | 0.012% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 312 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 268 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 261 | 0.007% |
| Pará | 163 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 159 | 0.004% |
| Mato Grosso | 141 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 132 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 122 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 95 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 93 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 91 | 0.003% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 88 | 0.004% |
| Tocantins | 72 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 68 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 24 | 0.002% |
| Amapá | 22 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Marcella
It keeps the double L of the Latin Marcella; Wiktionary records it as a variant of Marcela.
About the name Marcela
Wiktionary records Marcela as a learned borrowing from Latin Marcella and, in the Latin entry, explains Marcella as the feminine of Marcellus. Behind the Name says that Marcellus was originally a diminutive of Marcus, and that Marcus probably comes from the name of the Roman god Mars. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 145,029 people named Marcela, with a median age of 29. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio de Janeiro. Marcella, with a double L, is the spelling variant that the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) records.
Other spellings of Marcela
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Marcela | 145,029 |
| Marcella | 12,594 |
Sources
- Wiktionary: Marcela · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Marcella · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marcellus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marcus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Marcela · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Marcella
What does the name Marcella mean?
Marcella means “feminine form of Marcelo, a diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Marcela, of which Marcella is a spelling.
How many people are named Marcella in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 12,594 people with the first name Marcella, which ranks it number 1,454 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Marcella a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcella is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 12,537 women and 57 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Marcella?
Marcella is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marcella most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.014% of the state's population is named Marcella (2,316 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marcella?
Marcela. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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