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Marcel (male)

Variants:Marc (M) Marcello (M) Marcelo (M) Mark (M)
Derivative(s):Marcellin (M)
Derivative of:Marcus (M)
Feminine form:Mairsile (F) Marcela (F) Marcella (F) Marcelle (F) Marsaili (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

French, derived from a Latin diminutive of Marcus, and hence cognate with Mark [q.v.] and Marc.
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