Marcellus (name)
Marcellus is a male given name derived from Latin , from which several variants arose, both male and female, as well as family names . The female name is Marcella .
Origin and meaning
The exact origin of the name cannot be determined due to the age. According to Plutarch ( Marcellus 1, 1), who refers to Poseidonios , the name means " belonging to Mars " ( Greek Ἀρήϊον ). According to the same source, it is said that Marcus Claudius Marcellus , son of Marcus, was the first to bear the name. A derivation as a diminutive from Marcus therefore seems possible. In this case, too, there would be a connection to Mars.
In historical times Marcellus served only as a cognomen , especially in the gens of the Claudians . In the post-Latin period, the name was and is used as a first name. The name Marcellus is still rarely given in English and German-speaking countries.
Remembrance day
The following days of remembrance are used in the liturgy :
- January 16, St. Marcellus I.
- October 30th (Catholic) and October 28th (Protestant) St. Marcellus of Tangier
variants
Male
- Cellino (Italian)
- Marcel (French; also German and Polish)
- Marcell (Hungarian)
- Marcelliano (Italian)
- Marcelino (Spanish), Marcellino (Italian), Marcelinho (Portuguese)
- Marceli (Polish)
- Marcellianus (Latin)
- Marcellin (French)
- Marcellinus (Latin)
- Marcello (Italian, Portuguese)
- Marcelo (Spanish, Portuguese [Brazilian])
- Markell
- Marzel (German)
- Marzell (German)
Female
- Marcela (Polish)
- Marcella
- Marcelle
- Marcellina (Italian)
Other writing systems
- Chinese : 玛切罗斯
- Arabic : مارسيلو
- Russian : Марчелло
- Japanese : マ セ ル ス
- Hindi : मर्चेल्लो
- Telugu : మరెచ్లొల్
- Panjabi : ਮਰ੍ਚੇਲ੍ਲੋ
- Kannada : ಮರೆಚ್ಲೊಲ್
Blessed and saints
- Marcellus I , Pope
- Marcellus II (1501–1555), Pope
- St. Marcellus of Paris († 436), bishop and patron saint of Paris
- St. Marcellus, Bishop of Die
- St. Marcellus, Abbot of Constantinople
- St. Marcellus of Tangier
- St. Marcellus of Spoleto
- St. Marcellus († 178), martyr in Gaul
Well-known namesake
First name
- Marcellus I († 309), Pope
- Marcellus of Ancyra († 374), Bishop of Ancyra
- Marcellus Tegalianus , allegedly the second doge of Venice
- Marcellus II (1501–1555), Pope
- Marcellus Empiricus , Roman writer
- Marcellus Schiffer (1892–1932), German graphic artist, painter, chanson writer and librettist
- Marcellus Stearns (1839-1891), American politician
Roman name bearers
- Marcellus (Prefect of Judea) , Prefect of Rome in Judea
- Marcellus (army master) , Roman army master
- Marcellus (counter-emperor) († 366), Roman counter-emperor
- Marcellus (usurper) , Western Roman usurper, presumably rose against Emperor Majorian in 457
- Gaius Aufidius Marcellus , Roman consul 226
- Gaius Catius Marcellus , Roman suffect consul 153
- Gaius Claudius Marcellus (consul 50 BC) († 40 BC), Roman politician, consul 50 BC Chr.
- Gaius Claudius Marcellus (Consul 49 BC) (* before 92 BC), Roman politician, Consul 49 BC Chr.
- Gaius Marius Marcellus Octavius Publius Cluvius Rufus , Roman suffect consul 80
- Gaius Nasennius Marcellus , Roman military officer in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries
- Gaius Quinctius Certus Poblicius Marcellus , Roman suffect consul 120
- Lucius Neratius Marcellus , Roman senator and politician
- Marcus Asinius Marcellus (Consul 54) , Roman Consul 54
- Marcus Campanius Marcellus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 331 BC) , Roman politician
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (consul 287 BC) , Roman politician
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (general) (called the sword of Rome ; ~ 268 BC – 208 BC), Roman politician and general
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 196 BC) († 177 BC), Roman politician, censor 189 BC Chr.
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 183 BC) , Roman politician
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 166 BC) (~ 208 BC – 148 BC), Roman politician and general, Consul 166 BC. BC, 155 BC BC and 152 BC Chr.
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Praetor) , Roman general
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (Consul 51 BC) (95 BC ?–45 BC), Roman politician
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus (nephew of Augustus) (42 BC – 23 BC), nephew and son-in-law of Augustus
- Marcus Claudius Marcellus Aeserninus , Roman politician, consul 22 BC. Chr.
- Marcus Flaccinius Marcellus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Marcus Granius Marcellus , Proconsul of Bithynia (14/15 AD)
- Marcus Porcius Marcellus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Marcus Vitorius Marcellus , Roman suffect consul 105
- Marcus Ulpius Marcellus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Publius Fulcinius Vergilius Marcellus , Roman officer (imperial era)
- Quintus Pomponius Rufus Marcellus , Roman suffect consul 121
- Servius Cornelius Dolabella Metilianus Pompeius Marcellus , Roman suffect consul 113
- Titus Clodius Eprius Marcellus († 79), Roman politician
- Ulpius Marcellus , Roman lawyer
family name
- Johannes Marcellus (1510–1552), German philologist and poet
- Lodoïs de Martin du Tyrac, Comte de Marcellus (1795–1861), French diplomat, traveler and Graecist
literature
- Conte, B. Antroponomi Italici (pp. 76-77)
- True German Dictionary (mar)
- X. Delamare: Dictionnaire de la Langue Gaoloise , 2nd edition 2003 (p. 113)
See also
- Marcellus (disambiguation)