Details for the forename Marcella

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Marcella (female)


Variants:	Mairsile (F) Marcelle (F) Marsaili (F)
Pet Name(s):	Massie (F)
Can be spelt:	Marcello (M)
Masculine form:	Marcel (M) Marcus (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Italian, Irish and English feminine form of Marcello, from a Latin diminutive of Marcus [q.v.], the origin of Mark. It is likely that these names are derived from Mars, the Roman god of war. Marcella is also believed to be popular in Holland.