Marcello is a common masculine Italian given name. It is a variant of Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is

Marcelo Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to: * Marcelo Costa de Andrade (born 1967), Brazilian serial killer, rapi ...

, 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

* Marcello Abbado (1926–2020), Italian pianist *

Marcello Boldrini Marcello Boldrini (9 February 1890, in Matelica – 5 March 1969, in Milan) was an Italian statistician. Biography Beginning in 1922, he taught courses in statistics, biometry, and demography at Bocconi University of Milan, and then at the Univer ...

(1890–1969), Italian statistician *

Marcello Borges Marcello Borges (born September 13, 1997) is an American association football, soccer player who plays for Atlantic City FC, Atlantic City in the National Premier Soccer League, NPSL. Career Youth, College and Amateur Borges spent his entire you ...

(born 1997), American soccer player * Marcello Caetano (1906–1980), Portuguese politician *

Marcello Campolonghi Marcello Campolonghi (born 15 February 1975) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career he played for several teams in the Italian Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, B ...

(born 1975), Italian footballer * Marcello Castellini (born 1973), Italian footballer *

Marcello Cerruti Marcello Cerruti (Genoa, July 16, 1808 – Rome, March 12, 1896) was an Italian diplomat and politician. He was appointed senator of the Kingdom of Italy in 1870. Biography A fellow student of Giuseppe Mazzini, he entered the diplomatic caree ...

(1808–1896), Italian diplomat and politician *

Marcello Ciorciolini Marcello Ciorciolini (16 January 1922 – 5 September 2011) was an Italian screenwriter, director, playwright, television and radio author and lyricist. Life and career Born in Rome, Ciorciolini began his career in 1950 as a radio writer, of ...

(1922–2011), Italian director and screenwriter * Marcello Dudovich (1878–1962), Italian painter and illustrator *

Marcello Fabbri Marcello Fabbri (1923-2015) was an Italian writer and poet born in Florence, Italy, where he lived and wrote. Fabbri graduated with a degree in jurisprudence. He fought in World War II and recorded much of his war experiences, which affected him ...

(1923–2015), Italian poet *

Marcello Falzerano Marcello Falzerano (born 12 April 1991) is an Italian footballer who plays as a winger or midfielder for club Ascoli. Career Youth career Born in Pagani, the province of Salerno, Campania, Falzerano started his career at Rome club G.S. Edip ...

(born 1991), Italian footballer * Marcello Fois (born 1960), Italian writer * Marcello Gandini (born 1938), Italian car designer *

Marcello Giordani Marcello Giordani (born Marcello Guagliardo; 25 January 1963 – 5 October 2019) was an Italian operatic tenor who sang leading roles of the Italian and French repertoire in opera houses throughout Europe and the United States. He had a distinguis ...

(1963–2019), Italian opera singer *

Marcello Lippi Marcello Romeo Lippi (; born 12 April 1948) is an Italian former professional football player and manager, who led the Italian national team to victory in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He was appointed as Italy head coach in the summer of 2004 and 2 ...

(born 1948), Italian football manager * Marcello Malpighi (1628–1694), Italian biologist and physician *

Marcello Mastrilli Marcello Francesco Mastrilli (1603 – October 17, 1637) was an Italian Jesuit missionary who was martyred in Japan on Mount Unzen during the Tokugawa Shogunate, which had banned Christianity in 1614. After sailing for Japan out to find and possi ...

(1603–1637), Italian Jesuit missionary *

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

(1924–1996), Italian actor *

Marcello Minenna Marcello Minenna is an Italian economist, civil servant and editorialist who is head of quants at Consob, Academic Fellow at Bocconi University, and Lecturer at the London Graduate School of Mathematical Finance. In 2020 he was appointed Directo ...

, Italian economist * Marcello Musto (born 1976), Canadian political scientist * Marcello Pacifico (born 1977), Italian trade unionist * Marcello Pera (born 1943), Italian philosopher and politician * Marcello Planca, Italian Roman Catholic bishop * Marcello Possenti (born 1992), Italian footballer *

Marcello D. Rapp Marcelo "Cello" Dias is a Brazilian musician. He is the bassist of Against All Will and former bassist of Soulfly. Biography The Mist Dias began his career in 1988 playing bass for the Brazilian thrash metal band The Mist, who had just ch ...

, bass guitarist for American alternative rock band Against All Will * Marcello Siniscalco (1924–2013), Italian scientist * Marcello Spatafora (born 1941), Italian diplomat * Marcello Stefanini (1938–1994), Italian politician *

Marcello Thedford Marcello Thedford is an American film actor, television actor and power lifter known for his roles as Kelvin "Buffalo" James on the ESPN dramatic series ''Playmakers'', Semi in '' Employee of the Month'', and in eight episodes of '' ER'' as Leon, ...

, American actor *

Marcello Trotta Marcello Trotta (born 29 September 1992) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Avellino. Club career Early career Born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy, Trotta began his career in the youth team at Serie A cl ...

(born 1992), Italian footballer *

Marcello Varallo Marcello Varallo (born 8 October 1947) is a retired Italian alpine skier. He placed 10th in the downhill at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), was a winter ...

(born 1947), Italian alpine skier *

Marcello Veneziale Marcello Veneziale (born 20 April 1941) was an Italian magistrate and politician who served as Mayor of Isernia (1993–1995) and President of Molise for two terms (1995–1998, 1999–2000). References 1941 births Living peo ...

(born 1941), Italian magistrate and politician *

Marcello Venusti Marcello Venusti (1512 – 15 October 1579) was an Italian Mannerist painter active in Rome in the mid-16th century. Native to Mazzo di Valtellina near Como, he was reputed to have been a pupil of Perino del Vaga. He is known for a scaled cop ...

(1512–1579), Italian painter *

Marcello Violi Marcello Violi (born 11 October 1993) is an Italian rugby union player. His usual position is as a Scrum-half, and he currently plays for Valorugby Emilia. Under contract with Calvisano, for 2014–15 Pro12 season, he named like ''Permit Player' ...

(born 1993), Italian rugby union player

People with surname

In music

Alessandro Marcello Alessandro Ignazio Marcello (; 1 February 1673 – 19 June 1747) was an Italian nobleman and composer. Biography Born in Venice, Marcello was the son of a senator, and as a nobleman, enjoyed a comfortable life that gave him the freedom to ...

, Italian nobleman and dilettante who dabbled in various areas, especially music *

Benedetto Marcello Benedetto Giacomo Marcello (; 31 July or 1 August 1686 – 24 July 1739) was an Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher. Life Born in Venice, Benedetto Marcello was a member of a noble family and in his compositions he is f ...

, brother of Alessandro, Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher *

Rosanna Scalfi Marcello Rosanna Scalfi Marcello (1704 or 1705 – after 1742) was an Italian singer and composer. Life Rosanna Scalfi was a gondola singer of Venetian ''arie di battello'', and was taken as a singing student by Italian nobleman, magistrate, writer, and ...

, composer, singer, and wife of Benedetto Marcello * Kee Marcello, former guitarist in the Swedish hard rock band ''Europe'' *

Rob Marcello Robert Marcello (born Robert Wendelstam Lovbom, September 9, 1977, Örebro, Sweden) is a neoclassical metal, rock and jazz/fusion guitar player who replaced Andy Timmons as the lead guitarist of the band Danger Danger in 2003. Kee Marcello, his b ...

, the current guitarist of the band ''Danger Danger''

Other fields

Carlos Marcello Carlos Joseph Marcello (; born Calogero Minacore ; February 6, 1910 – March 3, 1993) was an Italian-American crime boss of the New Orleans crime family from 1947 until the late 1980s. Aside from his role in the American Mafia, he is also n ...

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

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