Marceline

Feminization of Marcel, French

"little warrior"

Marceline Origin and Meaning

The name Marceline is a girl's name of French origin meaning "little warrior".

Balancing femininity, vintage charm, and fantasy nerdiness, Marceline is one to watch. Marceline the Vampire Queen from the 2010-2018 animated TV series Adventure Time brought her elaborate French name back into public consciousness. It re-entered the Top 1000 in 2020, after an 86 year hiatus, and rose into the 700s in 2021. Nicknames Marcie and Marcy are rising in popularity as well. Marceline may appeal to parents who like frilly, traditional, and sophisticated names such as Josephine and Genevieve.

Marceline Rank in US Top 1000

# 592 in the US

Marceline Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 673 on Nameberry

Marceline Popularity

• 592 US 2023
• 673 Nameberry 2024
• 67 Unique 2019

20 Names Similar to Marceline

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• Marcella
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• Lilith
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Famous People Named Marceline

• Marceline Loridan Ivens, French memoirist and film director
• Marceline Day American actress
• Marceline Desbordes Valmore, French poet
• Marceline Miéville Swiss dentist and politician
• Marceline Baldwin Jones wife of American cult leader Jim Jones

Marceline in Pop Culture

• Marceline character in the play The Marriage of Figaro by Pierre Beaumarchais
• Marceline the Vampire Queen a character on the animated show "Adventure Time"
• Marceline character in Andre Gide's "The Immoralist"
• Marceline McAllister character in "Jason and Marceline" by Jerry Spinelli
• Marceline Missouri, USA was Walt Disney's hometown