Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of
Marcello
Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus (name), Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek form is Markellos.
Etymology
The nam ...
(Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin.
Marcella may refer to:
People
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Marcella of Marseille, 1st century legendary saint in the Roman Catholic Church
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Marcella of Rome (325–410), saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
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Saint Markella, 14th century saint in the Greek Orthodox Church
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Claudia Marcella, women of the Marcelli branch of the Roman gens Claudia
As a given name
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Marcella Albani (1899–1959), Italian actress
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Marcella Alsan, American medical scientist and economist
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Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952–2009), Argentinian Methodist theologian and author
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Marcella Bella (born 1952), Italian singer
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Marcella Detroit (born 1952), American singer, musician, songwriter
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Marcella Hazan (1924–2013), Italian-born American cookbook author
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Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress
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Marcella Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian actress and singer
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Marcella Nunez-Smith, American physician
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Marcella L. Williams, convicted murderer
Arts and entertainment
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''Marcella'' (play), a 1789 play by William Hayley
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''Marcella'' (novel), an 1894 novel by Mary Augusta Ward
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''Marcella'' (Giordano), a 1907 opera by Umberto Giordano
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''Marcella'' (1921 film), an Italian film directed by
Carmine Gallone
Carmine Gallone (10 September 1885 – 11 March 1973) was an early Italian film director, screenwriter, and film producer, who was also controversial for his works of pro-Fascist propaganda and historical revisionism. Considered one of Itali ...
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''Marcella'' (film), a 1937 Italian film directed by Guido Brignone
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"Marcella" (song), a 1972 song by the Beach Boys
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''Marcella'' (album), a 1982 album by Marcella Detroit
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''Marcella'' (TV series), a British Nordic-noir detective series
Other uses
* Marcella, another term for
piqué (weaving)
Piqué, or marcella, is a weaving style normally used with cotton yarn which is characterized by raised parallel cords or geometric designs in the fabric. Piqué fabrics vary from semi-sheer dimity to heavy weight Waffle fabric, waffle cloth. T ...
, a white cotton material used for evening shirts and waistcoats
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Marcella, Arkansas
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Marcella, Mississippi
See also
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Marcellina (disambiguation)
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Italian feminine given names
Feminine given names
Latin feminine given names