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.
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.
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:
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