Given name & surname
Marcelin
“the little warrior”
Marcelin is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcelin is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marcelin is a variant of Marcel. An origin associated with Marcel is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marcelin is a variant of Marcel. The history of Marcel gives this family its wider story. Marcel’s historical associations include a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul, martyred at Bourges with his companion Anastasius.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Marcelin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1982. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 240 as a first name in 2020; 2,260 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marcelin’s family of names
Marcelin has a related form in Marcel. In French usage, Marcelin has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Marcelino. In Polish usage, Marcelin has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Marcellino.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marcelin has relatives in 7 languages.
7 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marcelin
- Marcelin BossouTogolese film directorborn 1984
- Marcelin AlbertFrench cafe owner and winegrower1851–1921
- Marcelin FlandrinFrench photographer1889–1957
- Marcelin TamboulasCentral African footballerborn 1980
- Marcelin PleynetFrench writerborn 1933
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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