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Marcellus

What does Marcellus mean?

Marcellus Pronunciation of Marcellus as a boys' name is pronounced mar-SEL-us. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Marcellus is "dedicated to Mars". A diminutive form of Marcus. The name of numerous saints. Also form of Marcel.

STARTS/ENDS WITH Mar-, -us

ASSOCIATED WITH dedicated (faithful), saints

Variations

VARIANT Marcello

SEE ALSO Marlon

FEMININE FORM Marcella

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marcellus Foster (M.F.), ..

How popular is Marcellus?

Marcellus is a somewhat prominent first name for men (#1170 out of 1220, Top 96%) and an even more prominent surname for all people (#15428 out of 150436, Top 10%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Marcellus entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #649 in the U.S. then, and is presently at #961. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcellus name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Marcellus outside U.S.

Which version is better?

Prominent varying forms of Marcellus (#961 A YEAR AGO) ranked in the Top 2000 are Marcus (#209), Marcel (#734), Marlon (#851) and Marcello (#1313). Usage of these forms of Marcellus was at its apex during the years 1980-1989 (ADOPTION OF 0.32%) and has become significantly lower since (ADOPTION 0.16%, 52%), with the form Marcus becoming somewhat outmoded. Marcus has been the recurring favorite, though Marcel has become popular as well over time.



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Marcellus, Marcel, Marcello, Marcus, Marlon in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Marcus outside U.S.

Similar Names

Suggested similar-sounding names are Arcelius, Archelaus, Aricelius, Arkelaus, Aurelius, Barnebus, Bazeelius, Camillus, Carolus, Catullus, Cornelius, Cornelus, Cyrillus, Darcell, Kornelius, Macarius, Malcolum, Mandell, Mansell, Marcas, Marceau, Marcelin, Marcell, Marcellin, Marcellino, Marcelo, Marcely, Marchall, Marcos, Mardel, Marianus, Marinus, Marius, Markel, Markell, Markess, Markus, Marquus, Marshell, Martel, Martell, Martinus, Marvel, Marvell, Marzell, Mateus, Maurell, Maxwell, Maxwelle, Merrell, Morell, Morrell, Narcissus, Nigellus and Parmenius (see Parmenio). These names tend to be less frequently used than Marcellus.

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