Baby name
RISING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 Marcella
/mar · CHEL · lah/
Meaning
“Young warrior or Mars-related”
Feminine form of Marcellus, from the Latin meaning young warrior or Mars-related; a Roman name carried by an early Christian saint.
Nicknames
marcy · cella
Vibe
strongwarmelegant
How it ages.
Classic with Roman dignity; never fashionable enough to date, never obscure enough to forget.
The cultural moment.
Steady use in Italy and Brazil; rising gently in the US since 2015.