Marcelo
Marcelo is a male given name and family name .
Origin and meaning
The name Marcelo is derived from the Latin Marcellus ; see origin and meaning there. In Portugal, the name achieved a brief flowering of popularity with the followers of Marcelo Caetano , but has been given less often since the end of the Estado Novo . The name is much more common in Brazil.
Name bearer
First name
- Marcelo Álvarez (* 1962), Argentine opera singer (tenor)
- Marcelo Boeck (* 1984), Brazilian tennis player
- Marcelo Bordon (* 1976), Brazilian soccer player
- Marcelo Caetano (1906–1980), Portuguese dictator
- Marcelo Cirino (* 1992), Brazilian soccer player
- Marcelo González Martín (1918–2004), Spanish Archbishop of Toledo
- Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho (* 1987), Brazilian soccer player (including Hannover 96 ), see Marcelo (soccer player, 1987)
- Marcelo Melo (* 1983), Brazilian tennis player
- Marcelo Ríos (* 1975), origin. Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga , Chilean tennis player
- Marcelo Salas (* 1974), origin. José Marcelo Salas Melinao , Chilean football player
- Marcelo Spínola y Maestre (1835–1906), Spanish cardinal and Archbishop of Seville
- Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior (* 1988), Brazilian soccer player (including Real Madrid ), see Marcelo (soccer player, 1988)
family name
- Alexis Marcelo , American jazz musician
- Jovy Marcelo (1965–1992), Filipino racing car driver
- Mestre Marcelo (* 1972), Brazilian Capoeira master
- Rogelio Marcelo (* 1965), Cuban boxer