Marcello

Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of 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 name originally means like a hammer. It is originally the adjectival form of Marcus, which means hammer; the -el suffix was in times of archaic Latin the adjectival form.

People with given name

People with surname

In music

  • Alessandro Marcello, Italian nobleman and dilettante who dabbled in various areas, especially music
  • Benedetto Marcello, brother of Alessandro, Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher
  • Kee Marcello, former guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band Europe
  • Rob Marcello, the current guitarist of the band Danger Danger

Other fields

  • Carlos Marcello, Italian-American mobster
  • Marcello, pseudonym used by Swiss sculptor and painter Adèle d'Affry

See also

  • San Marcello (disambiguation)
  • Marcello class submarine, a class of Italian submarines


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