Meaning of the nameMarcelli
- Female
- Mar-cel-li
Marcelli is a spelling of the name Marceli.
Meaning
The meaning of Marcelli is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,603
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,987
- Median age
- 27 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,467
- people
Marcelli in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Marcelli, 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 (448 people).
1,583 women 20 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 Marcelli is most common
States with the highest share of people named Marcelli in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio de Janeiro 0.003%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- Paraná 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | 469 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 352 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 153 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 124 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 110 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 58 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 50 | 0.000% |
| Pará | 46 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 32 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 28 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 24 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 22 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Marcelli
The spelling with LL and a final I, which matches an Italian surname formed from Marcello.
About the name Marceli
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) groups the endings -ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli and -elly as spelling variants of a single feminine formative, coming from the French -elle, which in turn is linked to the Italian diminutive -ella. The origin of the name Marceli as a whole is uncertain. Marceli appears from those born in the 1940s onward and includes male records, while Marcelly and Marcely are concentrated among people born from the 1990s onward. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,520 people named Marceli, of whom 9,115 were women. In Polish, Marceli is a male name, borrowed from the Latin Marcellus.
Other spellings of Marceli
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-ele, -eli, -ely, -elle, -elli, -elly) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Wiktionary: Marceli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: Marcelli · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Marcelli
What does the name Marcelli mean?
The meaning of Marcelli is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Marcelli in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,603 people with the first name Marcelli, which ranks it number 5,987 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Marcelli a boy's or a girl's name?
Marcelli is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,583 women and 20 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Marcelli most common?
Proportionally, in Rio de Janeiro: 0.003% of the state's population is named Marcelli (469 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Marcelli?
Marceli, Marcelly and Marcely. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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