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Marcel

Boy name · 298 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Marcel: 298 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 24 births in 2017.

Marcel is the French form of the Roman name Marcellus, a diminutive of Marcus, which itself traces back to Mars, the Roman god of war, giving the name the sense of "little warrior" or "dedicated to Mars." Among its famous bearers are the novelist Marcel Proust, whose *In Search of Lost Time* reshaped modern literature; the artist Marcel Duchamp, a pioneer of conceptual art; and the mime Marcel Marceau, who brought silent performance to global audiences. The name also appears in several French place-names such as Saint-Marcel, though these are not directly linked to a specific