Meaning of the nameMarcelle
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Mar-cel-le
Marcelle is a spelling of the name Marcele, which means “French form of Marcella, feminine of Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”.
Meaning
“French form of Marcella, feminine of Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”
Source: Behind the Name: Marcella · Behind the Name: Marcellus · Behind the Name: Marcus
- People (2022)
- 9,649
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,764
- Median age
- 28 years
- 2010 Census
- 6,886
- people
Marcelle in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcelle, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,803 people).
9,602 women 47 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 Marcelle is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcelle in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.027%
- Minas Gerais 0.006%
- Distrito Federal 0.005%
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Bahia 0.004%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 4,316 | 0.027% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,120 | 0.006% |
| São Paulo | 1,093 | 0.003% |
| Bahia | 551 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 397 | 0.004% |
| Pará | 276 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 252 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 229 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 178 | 0.005% |
| Distrito Federal | 142 | 0.005% |
| Maranhão | 137 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 133 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 123 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 103 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 73 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 72 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 66 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 56 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 52 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 46 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 45 | 0.001% |
| Amapá | 38 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 21 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Marcelle
With LL, it matches the French form Marcelle, which Wiktionary gives as the feminine of Marcel.
About the name Marcele
Marcele is spelled with a single L, where the French form Marcelle has two. Behind the Name gives Marcella as the feminine of the Roman name Marcellus, which was originally a diminutive of Marcus, and lists Marcelle as the French form and Marcela as the Portuguese one. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) links the feminine ending -ele to the French -elle. The origin of the spelling Marcele in particular is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 18,296 people named Marcele, almost always women; proportionally, the name is most common in Rio de Janeiro.
Other spellings of Marcele
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Marcele | 18,296 |
| Marcelle | 9,649 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Marcella · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marcellus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Marcus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Marcelle · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Marcella · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Marcellus · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Marcelle
What does the name Marcelle mean?
Marcelle means “French form of Marcella, feminine of Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus, a name probably derived from Mars”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Marcelle in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,649 people with the first name Marcelle, which ranks it number 1,764 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Marcelle a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcelle is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,602 women and 47 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Marcelle?
Marcelle is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Marcelle most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.027% of the state's population is named Marcelle (4,316 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marcelle?
Marcele. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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