Meaning and Origin of: Marcello

Boy name origins & meanings

  • French : Little hammer

Boy name variations

Marcel
Marcellus
Marcellino
Marcellinus

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian and Spanish : from the personal name Marcello, Latin Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus (see Mark 1). This was borne by a large number of minor early saints, and consequently became popular as a personal name during the Middle Ages.