Marcel
French variation of Marcellus
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Marcel Origin and Meaning
The name Marcel is a boy's name of French origin meaning "little warrior".
Marcel, despite distinguished namesakes including Proust and Duchamp, suffers from a terminal headwaiter image in this country. But along with its sister name Marcella and French variation (and Jolie-Pitt pick) Marcheline, Marcel may be on the brink of a style renaissance.
French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard named her son Marcel in 2011.
Fans of the sitcom Friends will remember Marcel as the name of Ross's pet monkey.
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# 760 in the US
Marcel Rank in US Top 1000
# 582 on Nameberry
Marcel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Marcel Popularity
- 760US2023
- 582Nameberry2024
- 583Future2028
- 265England2021
- 176Germany2016
- 30Belgium2023
- 16Poland2023
- 68Slovenia2023
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Famous People Named Marcel
- Marcel VigneronAmerican chef
- Marcel MarceauFrench mime
- Marcel Theo Hall aka Biz MarkieAmerican rapper
- MarcelFrançois Marie Joseph Lefebvre, French archbishop
- Marcel Xavier JonesAmerican football player
- Marcel Francois ChagnonAmerican singer
- Marcellin "Marcel" CerdanFrench boxer
- Marcel HossaSlovakian ice hockey player
- Marcel CastenmillerCanadian model
- Marcel "Bruno" Bigearddecorated French officer in Indochina and Algeria
- Marcel Young (b. 1991)son of rapper Dr. Dre and singer Michel'le
- Marcel Canet (b. 2011)son of actress Marion Cotillard and Guillaume Canet
- (HenriRobert,)Marcel Duchamp, French artist
- (Valentin Louis Georges Eugène) Marcel ProustFrench novelist
- Marcel KittelGerman cyclist
- Marcel TitschRivero, German footballer
Marcel in Pop Culture
- Marcelcapuchin monkey on TV's "Friends"
- "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" animated YouTube video
- Marcel the marketing guycharacter in "Best Song Ever" music video by band One Direction
- Marcellus "Marcel" Gerardcharacter on the "Vampire Diaries" and spinoff 'The Originals'
- Marcela character in video game "Animal Crossing"
- Marcela villain on anime "Yu,Gi,Oh! GX"