Marcella

Marcella is a Roman cognomen and Italian given name, the feminine version of Marcello (Mark in English). Marcella means warlike, martial, and strong. It could also mean 'young warrior'. The origin of the name Marcella is Latin.

Marcella may refer to:

People

• Claudia Marcella, two daughters of Gaius Claudius Marcellus Minor and Octavia Minor
• Saint Marcella (325–410), saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
• Saint Markella, 14th century saint in the Greek Orthodox Church

Given name

• Marcella Albani (1899–1959), Italian actress
• Marcella Althaus-Reid (1952–2009), Argentinian Methodist theologian and author
• Marcella Bella (born 1952), Italian singer
• Marcella Detroit (born 1952), American singer, musician, songwriter
• Marcella Hazan (1924–2013), culinary writer and expert on Italian cooking
• Markella Kavenagh, Australian actress
• Marcella Michelangeli (born 1943), Italian actress and singer
• Marcella Raggedy Ann, owner of Raggedy Anne and Andy dolls

Cultural works

• Marcella (Giordano), a 1907 opera by Umberto Giordano
• Marcella (1922 film), an Italian film directed by Carmine Gallone
• Marcella (1937 film), an Italian film directed by Guido Brignone
• "Marcella" (song), a 1972 single by the Beach Boys
• Marcella (album), the debut album of Marcella Detroit
• Marcella (TV series), a 2016–2020 crime-noir detective TV series
• Marcella (novel), an 1894 novel by Mary Augusta Ward

Other uses

• Marcella, another term for piqué (weaving), a white cotton material used for evening shirts and waistcoats
• Marcella, Arkansas
• Marcella, Mississippi

See also

• Marcellina (disambiguation)