Baby name
Macello
/mah · CHEL · loh/
Meaning
“Young warrior or hammer”
Likely an Italian variant of Marcello, from the Latin Marcellus meaning young warrior or hammer; the dropped r gives it an unusual softness.
How it ages.
Unusual variant that may simply be a spelling error in some records; the standard Marcello ages better.
The cultural moment.
Rare; occasional use in Italy and Brazil, likely as a variant of Marcello.