The first name Marcellin

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About the first name Marcellin

Meaning

The name Marcellin is related to Marcel. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Marcellin belongs to the same name family as Marcel. The name Marcel is an ancient Roman name that became a Christian given name through several saints and popes.

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In archival records, Marcellin may coexist with Marcel or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:mar-sel-linmaʁsɛl.ɛ̃

Frequency of the first name Marcellin by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Marcellin by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MarcellinLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Marcellin in baptisms by year.5037251201720176618121858190419501720–1724 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1805–1809 3 baptisms1810–1814 1 baptisms1815–1819 7 baptisms1820–1824 5 baptisms1825–1829 5 baptisms1830–1834 16 baptisms1835–1839 13 baptisms1840–1844 29 baptisms1845–1849 12 baptisms1850–1854 3 baptisms1855–1859 11 baptisms1860–1864 17 baptisms1865–1869 5 baptisms1870–1874 9 baptisms1875–1879 8 baptisms1880–1884 3 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1950–1954 3 baptisms

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