Marcello
Marcello is a common masculine, Italian, given name. It's a variant of Marcellus. The Spanish and Portuguese version of the name is Marcelo, differing in having only one "l", while the Greek one 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 this given name
- Marcello D. Rapp, bass guitarist for American alternative rock band Against All Will
- Marcello Lippi, Italian football manager
- Marcello Mastroianni, deceased Italian actor, famous for starring in films with Sophia Loren.
People with this 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
In other fields:
- Carlos Marcello, Italian-American mobster
See also
- San Marcello (disambiguation)
- Marcello class submarine, a class of Italian submarines
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