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Marceli as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Marceli

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The baby name Marceli is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /marˈt͡sɛli/ (mar-TSEH-lee); English approximation: /mɑrˈsɛli/ (mar-SEL-ee).

Marceli is Latin in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: Polish: /marˈt͡sɛli/ (mar-TSEH-lee); English approximation: /mɑrˈsɛli/ (mar-SEL-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Marceli ?

The baby name Marceli is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Polish: /marˈt͡sɛli/ (mar-TSEH-lee); English approximation: /mɑrˈsɛli/ (mar-SEL-ee).

Marceli is Latin in Origin.

Marceli is the Polish form of Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus (from the Roman god Mars). It therefore carries the sense “little Marcus” and, by association, “warlike” or “devoted to Mars.” The name entered Polish usage through Church Latin and appears in records from the medieval period onward, bolstered by the cults of early saints and two popes named Marcellus. It saw periodic revivals in the 19th and 20th centuries, borne by figures such as chemist Marceli Nencki and historian Marceli Handelsman.

International variants include Marcel (French, Catalan, Czech), Marcello (Italian), Marcelo (Spanish, Portuguese), Marcell (Hungarian), Marceau (French), and Marzell/Marzellus (German ecclesiastical). Polish diminutives are Marcelek and sometimes Marcelik; related feminine forms are Marcela, Marcella, and Polish Marcelina. The name blends classical gravitas with contemporary ease, familiar yet distinctive in modern Polish and broader Slavic contexts.

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Marceli – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Boys 2010 #1 751
PL Boys 0 #175 206 6,459
PL 0 #204 9 2,600
JP Girls 0 #251 1 6,592
HR Boys 0 #259 1 3,997
BR 0 #354 7 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
BO 0 #408 1 6,868
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
PT Girls 0 #469 3 7,952
AR Boys 0 #477 7 7,628
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PA Boys 0 #505 1 9,305
CO 0 #510 1 7,768
PA Girls 0 #511 8 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
GT Girls 0 #539 3 7,500
CM Girls 0 #560 1 11,671
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BO Boys 0 #622 1 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
BO Girls 0 #649 3 9,488
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
BR Boys 0 #729 23 12,213
SY 0 #767 1 11,684
BR Girls 0 #769 174 12,708
KW Boys 0 #806 1 18,755
Spain Boys 0 #894 37 5,610
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
PE Boys 0 #923 4 14,506
PE Girls 0 #929 15 14,861
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
SA Girls 0 #1,013 2 25,931
MX Boys 0 #1,030 4 16,355
CO Girls 0 #1,063 16 16,140
MY Girls 0 #1,072 1 24,821
MX Girls 0 #1,263 5 17,781
ZA Boys 0 #1,272 1 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,691 1 28,008

Marceli is popular in 25 countries — most recent births per country:

Ireland
AR
BO
BR
CL

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People also ask about Marceli

Marceli is predominantly a boy's name.
Marceli is a 3 syllable name, pronounced Polish: /marˈt͡sɛli/ (mar-TSEH-lee); English approximation: /mɑrˈsɛli/ (mar-SEL-ee).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Marcellus, Marcel, Marcello, Marcelo, Marcellin and Marcelino.
Yes, very popular — Marceli ranked #1 in Ireland in 2010.