Baby names
The name Marcel is a boy's name of French origin meaning "little warrior". Marcel, despite distinguished namesakes including Proust and Duchamp, suffers from a terminal headwaiter image in this country. But along with its sister name Marcella and French variation (and Jolie-Pitt pick) Marcheline, Marcel may be on the brink of a style renaissance. French Oscar winner Marion Cotillard named her son Marcel in 2011. Fans of the sitcom Friends will remember Marcel as the name of Ross's pet monkey.
