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Marcela as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marcela

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The baby name Marcela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mar-SEH-lah (Spanish: /marˈsela/; English: /mɑrˈsɛlə/).

Marcela is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: mar-SEH-lah (Spanish: /marˈsela/; English: /mɑrˈsɛlə/)

What is the meaning of the name Marcela ?

The baby name Marcela is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced mar-SEH-lah (Spanish: /marˈsela/; English: /mɑrˈsɛlə/).

Marcela is Latin in Origin.

Marcela is the Romance and Slavic feminine form derived from Latin Marcellus, itself a diminutive of Marcus, a name linked to the Roman god Mars. Its meaning is commonly given as "warlike," "martial," or "dedicated to Mars." The spelling Marcela appears in Spanish and Portuguese, and has long been standard in Czech, Slovak, Polish, and Romanian as well.

The name gained Christian prestige through Saint Marcella of Rome (4th-5th century), a learned patron of ascetics and correspondent of St. Jerome; her Latin Marcella fed later vernacular forms such as Marcela and Marcella. In literature, Cervantes's Don Quixote features the independent shepherdess Marcela, boosting its Iberian profile. Variants and relatives include Marcella (English/Italian), Marcelle (French), Marcelina/Marceline, and the masculine Marcelo, Marcel, and Marcellus. Common diminutives are Marce (Spanish/Portuguese), Marci, or Marcelka (Czech/Slovak).

Marcela has the following similar or variant Names

Marcela – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2014 #1 — 947
CL Girls 0 #12 23,498 14,098
SV Girls 0 #15 4 458
AR Girls 0 #19 6,890 8,289
CZ Girls 0 #19 6,153 5,378
HN 0 #20 3 704
IR Girls 0 #22 6,192 8,334
CO Girls 0 #23 41,514 16,140
SV Boys 0 #28 1 352
CL 0 #30 1,958 6,867
CR Girls 0 #30 2,230 11,342
MD 0 #34 1 434
HN Girls 0 #36 3 884
CO 0 #37 2,878 7,768
AR 0 #38 213 2,915
CR 0 #48 126 5,526
CZ 0 #50 369 3,154
IR 0 #51 378 4,221
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
MD Girls 0 #56 40 865
CY 0 #60 1 1,632
LU 0 #64 3 2,830
BO Girls 0 #69 2,457 9,488
UY Girls 0 #71 1,859 6,731
JP 0 #73 5 4,057
AL 0 #74 3 2,372
AO 0 #74 4 2,729
SI 0 #79 2 1,612
CN 0 #84 3 3,857
EC 0 #88 28 2,502
UY 0 #94 88 2,477
PA 0 #104 27 3,797
EC Girls 0 #106 162 3,650
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
MX Girls 0 #116 8,203 17,781
KW 0 #118 4 5,216
CY Girls 0 #119 7 3,755
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
MX 0 #122 456 8,339
PA Girls 0 #126 609 9,861
BR Girls 0 #129 4,021 12,708
MU 0 #129 9 3,613
GR 0 #132 4 3,911
IQ 0 #133 1 3,533
RS Girls 0 #137 1 1,651
AO Girls 0 #139 73 4,575
BR 0 #147 242 5,969
MT Girls 0 #149 5 3,773
PE Girls 0 #159 3,157 14,861
HR 0 #162 18 2,081
PR Girls 0 #163 5 3,171
BO 0 #172 252 6,868
SI Girls 0 #172 6 2,769
Sweden Girls 2021 #182 2 1,666
LU Girls 0 #182 9 4,850
AE 0 #184 4 10,220
PL Girls 0 #187 285 5,096
AL Girls 0 #189 34 4,141
PE 0 #191 125 6,350
PL 0 #191 22 2,600
RU 0 #193 2 3,641
GT Girls 0 #198 427 7,500
DK 0 #201 6 5,198
JP Girls 0 #208 38 6,592
HR Girls 0 #209 82 3,687
PT 0 #209 38 4,161
HU Girls 0 #222 4 3,308
PS 0 #222 5 5,692
GR Girls 0 #224 19 6,293
BG Girls 0 #230 2 3,559
NA Girls 0 #233 5 7,146
GT 0 #237 78 5,948
PT Girls 0 #243 257 7,952
AO Boys 0 #245 5 5,568
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
Spain Girls 0 #253 1,939 5,561
MO Girls 0 #255 9 7,056
IL 0 #265 10 6,291
Canada Girls 2023 #275 5 2,824
SG 0 #282 1 11,010
CZ Boys 0 #286 19 6,530
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
QA Girls 0 #296 21 15,378
DK Girls 0 #298 19 7,429
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
MU Girls 0 #303 49 8,539
Spain 0 #313 144 2,326
CN Boys 0 #331 1 9,639
DK Boys 0 #332 1 7,401
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #336 2 6,973
PL Boys 0 #338 3 6,459
CN Girls 0 #339 11 8,829
JO Girls 0 #339 1 7,570
Austria Girls 0 #347 74 1,885
PH Girls 0 #354 37 13,098
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
NL 0 #370 22 2,481
AR Boys 0 #377 92 7,628
PT Boys 0 #379 3 7,951
OM Girls 0 #383 14 15,987
UY Boys 0 #386 14 5,922
France Girls 2021 #402 4 3,185
IT Girls 0 #402 2,694 9,415
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
EG 0 #412 1 6,387
Germany 0 #419 19 2,542
PA Boys 0 #468 14 9,305
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
CR Boys 0 #476 12 10,188
PS Girls 0 #479 45 10,981
KW Girls 0 #480 36 19,177
RU Girls 0 #481 18 11,913
GT Boys 0 #495 5 7,625
IQ Girls 0 #495 10 11,303
CL Boys 0 #504 167 13,390
AE Girls 0 #523 31 20,968
IR Boys 0 #531 22 10,162
IT 0 #541 177 4,183
CO Boys 0 #543 454 15,656
BH 0 #544 10 17,937
IL Girls 0 #551 67 11,648
CM Girls 0 #555 6 11,671
BO Boys 0 #565 28 9,244
SG Girls 0 #572 15 18,916
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
HK Girls 0 #596 20 16,104
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
Germany Girls 0 #638 204 4,949
LB 0 #687 4 13,263
BR Boys 0 #694 58 12,213
Finland Girls 2026 #720 19 3,895
SY 0 #765 3 11,684
United States Girls 2024 #769 148 8,487
KW Boys 0 #804 3 18,755
NG Girls 0 #824 3 15,093
PE Boys 0 #842 37 14,506
NL Girls 0 #862 94 5,933
TN 0 #865 1 13,765
MX Boys 0 #893 90 16,355
SA Girls 0 #895 41 25,931
OM Boys 0 #914 5 17,948
Spain Boys 0 #916 15 5,610
EG Girls 0 #947 13 14,742
MY Girls 0 #976 19 24,821
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
ZA Girls 0 #1,113 29 25,928
AE Boys 0 #1,143 1 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,191 9 20,986
TR 0 #1,197 15 19,440
DZ 0 #1,231 4 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,271 2 25,619
IT Boys 0 #1,446 26 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,690 2 28,008

Marcela is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
Canada
Sweden
France
Ireland

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People also ask about Marcela

Marcela is predominantly a girl's name.
Marcela is a 3 syllable name, pronounced mar-SEH-lah (Spanish: /marˈsela/; English: /mɑrˈsɛlə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marcella, Marcelle, Marcelina, Marcellina, Marceline and Marcele.
Across languages, Marcela has these equivalents: Marcelo (male, Spanish/Portuguese), Marcel (male, French/German), Marcellus (male, Latin), Marcus (male, Latin), Marcellina/Marcella (Italian feminine forms).
Yes, very popular — Marcela ranked #1 in Ireland in 2014, and appears in official birth registries across 7 countries.
Marcela ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2014).
Marcela's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #821 in 2014 to #769 in 2024 in United States.