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    Marcellus

    mar-SEL-us

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Young warrior; Hammer
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Marcellus does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Young warrior; Hammer", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Marcellus.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1880s (0.008% of births), currently steady
    Spiritual meaning
    Marcellus is the hammer of God's Word — fire and force, rock broken, the quick and powerful word piercing every hardness.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Jeremiah 23:29

      "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"

    • Hebrews 4:12

      "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword."

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