Marcelo

Marcelo is a masculine first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

The name Marcelo is derived from the Latin Marcellus; see there origin and meaning. The name gained in Portugal at the followers of Marcelo Caetano a brief flowering of popularity, but is awarded less frequently since the end of the Estado Novo. In Brazil, the name is to be found much more frequently.

Well-known bearers of the name

First name

  • Marcelo Caetano (1906-1980), Portuguese dictator
  • Marcelo Álvarez (born 1962 ), Argentine opera singer (tenor )
  • Marcelo Bordon (born 1976 ), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcelo Cirino (* 1992), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcelo Antônio Guedes Filho (* 1987), Brazilian footballer
  • Marcelo González Martín (1918-2004), Spanish archbishop of Toledo
  • Marcelo Melo ( b. 1983 ), Brazilian tennis player
  • Marcelo Ríos ( born 1975 ), real name. Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga, Chilean tennis player
  • Marcelo Salas ( born 1974 ), real name. José Marcelo Salas Melinao, Chilean football player
  • Marcelo Spinola y Maestre (1835-1906), Spanish cardinal and archbishop of Seville
  • Marcelo da Silva Júnior (* 1988), Brazilian footballer

Family name

Marcello Marcel (given name)
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