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Baby Name Marcella |
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Meaning of Marcella - What does the name Marcella means? |
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mar-say-lah | |
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Girl Name |
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Italian |
Name Meaning: |
Feminine form of the Latin Marcellus, a diminutive form of Marcus, which is of uncertain derivation. See Marco (Male Names). The name was borne by St. Marcella (325-410), a wealthy Roman matron who organized a religious study at her home after the death of her husband. After Alaric the Goth invaded Rome, she was tortured to death in an effort to make her disclose the whereabouts of her wealth |
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