Given name & surname
Marcelino
“the little warrior”
Marcelino is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcelino is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marcelino is a variant of Marcel. An origin associated with Marcel is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Marcelino is a diminutive of Marcus. In Spanish usage, Marcelino is a diminutive of Marcellus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marcelino 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
Marcelino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,476
- 7,476 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 130 babies
- 2025
- 102
- #1,649 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +12%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 102 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,649 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 12.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 130 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (22). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,212 as a first name in 2020; 2,616 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.
Marcelino’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Marcelino is a diminutive of Marcus. In Spanish usage, Marcelino has a feminine form in Marcelina. Marcelino has a related form in Marcel.
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Around the world
Marcelino has relatives in 4 languages.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Marceloequivalent
- Marcelloequivalent
- MarkusGerman
- Marcelinafeminine form · Spanish
- Marcellinoequivalent
- MarcelinFrench
- Marcelinhoequivalent
- Marcel·líequivalent
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People named Marcelino
- Marcelino Menéndez y PelayoSpanish scholar (1856–1912)
- Marcelino MartínezSpanish footballerborn 1940
- Marcelino García ToralSpanish football player/managerborn 1965
- MazolaBrazilian association football playerborn 1989
- Marcelino Sanz de SautuolaSpanish archaeologist (1831–1888)
- Marcelino BernalMexican footballerborn 1962
- Marcelino PérezSpanish footballerborn 1955
- Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquess of OrejaSpanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Parliament memberborn 1935
- Marcelino dos SantosMozambican politician (1929-2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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