Given name & surname
Marcellin
“the little warrior”
Marcellin is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcellin is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Marcellin developed from Marcus.
The story
Marcellin 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.
Explained through its name family
Marcellin’s family of names
Marcellin developed from Marcus. Marcellin has a related form in Marcel. Marcellin shares a linguistic root with Marcelino.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marcellin has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 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 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marcellin
- Marcellin MarbotFrench general (1782–1854)
- Marcellin ChampagnatFrench priest and Catholic saint1789–1840
- Marcellin DesboutinFrench painter (1823-1902)
- Marcellin Yao KouadioIvorian Catholic bishopborn 1960
- Marcellin JobardBelgian inventor, lithographer and photographer (1792–1861)
- Marcellin Koukpoassociation football playerborn 1995
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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