Name
MARCEL

Name MARCEL

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 639,369 births of Marcel in the countries below, which represents an average of 4,503 births of children bearing the first name Marcel per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 5,897 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Marcel   
In Italiano Nome Marcel   
Available variants : Marcél , Márcel


Information about the first name Marcel

We celebrate Marcel on January 16th
The first name Marcel is listed in our categories :The first name Marcel has been assigned to:
99.95% to boys
0.05% to girls
The country where the first name Marcel is the most common is:
FR France
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Marcel

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Marcel : Calmer, Carlem, Carmel, Celmar, Clare M, Clemar, Melcar, Mrcela, Ramcel

Marcel in Japanese *

Romajimaruseru
Katakanaマルセル
Hiraganaまるせる
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Marcel in Japanese
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Marcel in sign language

Marcel in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Marcel

US English
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Marcellus, diminutive of Marcus. Doublet of Marcellus.
Etymology src :
  • Apparently from the French name Marcel, but accounts vary regarding who invented the style.
Anagrams src :
  • Carmel, calmer, carmel
Anagrams src :
  • Carmel, calmer, carmel
Noun src :
  • marcel (plural marcels)
  • A hairstyle characterized by deep waves made by a curling iron.
  • A marcel wave.
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /mɑɹˈsɛl/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɑːˈsɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧cel
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /mɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛl
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel
  • A male given name from French
  • A village in North Goa district, Goa, India.
Verb src :
  • marcel (third-person singular simple present marcels, present participle marcelling, simple past and past participle marcelled)
  • (transitive) To wave (hair) by the marcel method.
  • (transitive, figuratively) To wave.
Noun (Related terms) src :
  • marcel wave
FR French
Etymology src :
Anagrams src :
  • calmer, clamer
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /maʁ.sɛl/
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Marcel, traditionally popular in France, borne by a 3rd century saint
  • Coordinate term: Marcelle.
Slovak
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈmart͡sel]
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m anim (genitive singular Marcela, nominative plural Marcelovia, declension pattern of chlap)
  • a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel
Polish
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French Marcel, from Latin Mārcellī.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.t͡sɛl/
  • Rhymes: -art͡sɛl
  • Syllabification: Mar‧cel
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m pers (feminine Marcela)
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Marcel
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m
  • a male given name from Latin
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • From French Marcel.
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Marcel
DE German
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from French.
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [maʁˈsɛl]
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧cel
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel
  • a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel
CZ Czech
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): [ˈmart͡sɛl]
Proper noun src :
  • Marcel m anim (related adjective Marcelův)
  • a male given name from French, equivalent to English Marcel
 

Popularity of the name Marcel

Number of MARCEL births per year

Total births of Marcel by country

Births with the first name Marcel
Country
Boys
Girls
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
469,621
71
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
69,671
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
24,202
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
20,541
160
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
14,399
27
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
13,141
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
8,695
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
4,759
36
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
3,475
0
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
3,104
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
1,814
0
SISlovenia
1992 - 2022
1,309
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
547
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
484
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
482
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
450
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
395
3
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
393
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
371
1
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
296
1
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
261
3
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
253
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
149
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
105
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
76
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
68
1
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
5
0

Total births of Marcel by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Marcel
Country
Boys
Girls
PLPoland
2022
3,081
0
DEGermany
2022
1,254
0
FRFrance
2022
542
0
USUnited State of America
2022
365
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
174
0
BEBelgium
2022
164
0
ATAustria
2021
83
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
40
0
NLNetherlands
2022
36
0
SISlovenia
2022
32
0
SESweden
2022
30
0
DKDenmark
2022
18
1
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
17
0
NONorway
2022
15
0
ONOntario
2019
13
0
ITItaly
2021
10
0
IEIreland
2022
9
0
QCQuebec
2022
5
0
CLChili
2021
5
0
ABAlberta
2022
3
0

Comments on the name Marcel

Personalities with the first name Marcel

There are 437 personalities with the first name Marcel


Marcel Proust
(Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust) src

France
Writer Poet Literary critic Novelist Essayist Prosaist


Alain Delon
(Alain Fabien Maurice Marcel Delon) src

Switzerland France
Screenwriter Actor Military personnel Stage actor Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor Producer


Marcel Duchamp
(Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp) src

United states of america France
Photographer Actor Poet Librarian Sculptor Film director Visual artist Philosopher Artist Painter Designer Chess player Printmaker Architectural draftsperson Assemblage artist


Marcel Ii
src


Pope Librarian Catholic priest


Marcel Ier
src

Ancient rome
Catholic priest


Marcel Pagnol
src

France
Writer Playwright Film director Screenwriter Director Film producer


Marcel Desailly
(Odenke Abbey) src

France
Association football player


Marcel Marceau
(Marcel Mangel) src

France
Clown Actor Mime artist Painter Visual artist Film actor Lithographer Circus performer French resistance fighter


Marcel Achard
(Marcel-Augustin Ferréol) src

France
Screenwriter Actor Writer Playwright Film director


Marcel Mauss
src

France
Politician Professor Ethnologist Sociologist Anthropologist Philosopher



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Marcel
Full list of personalities with the first name Marcel

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Marcel

There are 1120 actors and actresses with the first name Marcel
Marcel Pietruch
Marcel Nievelstein
Marcel Lucht
Marcel Franke
Marcel Lam
Marcel Borowiec
Marcel Borràs
Marcel Sabat
Marcel Goldammer
Marcel Brauneis
Marcel Moreno
Marcel Spang
Marcel Torres
Marcel Römer
Marcel Sály
Marcel Barrena
Marcel Delft
Marcel Miller
Marcel Kommissin
Marcel Simoneau
Marcel Aniol
Marcel Svidrman
Marcel Schlutt
Marcel Bracks
Marcel Ickler
Marcel Jonker
Marcel Batangtaris
Marcel Otto
Marcel Kösling
Marcel Ochranek

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Marcel
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Marcel

Rankings of first name MARCEL by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#15PL Poland2022
#27DE Germany2022
#43BE Belgium2022
#63SI Slovenia2022
#97AT Austria2021
#120FR France2022
#165CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#222CH Switzerland2021
#245DK Denmark2022
#263NO Norway2022
#265GB United Kingdom2021
#288SE Sweden2022
#421IE Ireland2022
#435NL Netherlands2022
#663US United State of America2022
#722QC Quebec2022
#734ON Ontario2019
#741CL Chili2021
#816IT Italy2021
#1210AB Alberta2022
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#2434DK Denmark2022