Marcella

English

Etymology

From Latin Marcella.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Marcella

1. A female given name from Latin.
   • 2010, Sophie Hannah, A Room Swept White, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 102:

     Marcella and Nathaniel. Now I know their names. I haven't thought much about having children, but if I did, I wouldn't give them names like that. They're the sort of names you choose if you think you're someone to be reckoned with.

Derived terms

• Marcee

Related terms

• Marcelle
• Marcia

Translations

female given name

• Czech: Marcela (cs)
• French: Marcelle (fr)
• Galician: Marcela (gl) f
• Irish: Mairsile f
• Romanian: Marcela
• Spanish: Marcela (es)

Latin

Etymology

Feminine form of Mārcellus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /maːrˈkel.la/, [mäːrˈkɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /marˈt͡ʃel.la/, [märˈt͡ʃɛlːä]

Proper noun

Mārcella f (genitive Mārcellae, masculine Mārcellus); first declension

1. A feminine praenomen.

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Mārcella	Mārcellae
Genitive	Mārcellae	Mārcellārum
Dative	Mārcellae	Mārcellīs
Accusative	Mārcellam	Mārcellās
Ablative	Mārcellā	Mārcellīs
Vocative	Mārcella	Mārcellae