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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.
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