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It's nice. I prefer it to a lot of comparable names, don't love the meaning, but it has a lot of other things (sound, familiar but not annoyingly so, + vibe) going for it.

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These combos stood out to me:
Marcella Dido
Marcella Betony
Marcella Ottoline
Marcella Peony
Marcella Vashti
...I guess I'd most like it with unusual, maybe short and/or pithy, maybe floral, names that begin with those letters and don't end in A.

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The only of those 5 MNs I like by itself is Vashti, though Marcella Dido seems really fun, so those 2 tie for my fav...and both MNs remind me of singers, hmm.

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I think Marcella Rosamund and Marcella Beatrix are great, though they both sound pretty conservative (or chic but doubly old fashioned) to me. They're my 2nd fav.

This message was edited 12/26/2019, 8:41 PM

The ones that really stood out to me were Marcella Josephine, Marcella Ottoline, Marcella Judith, and Marcella Winifred.

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It's growing on me. I think I prefer Marceline (and there's the problem of Italian vs. English pronunciation, sort of like with Lucia) but it's really lovely.

its ok, I like the following mn Xanthe, Vivienne, Ruth, Josephine, Ingrid, Guinevere, Daphne, Beatrice

A few years ago I worked in my church's nursery where I cared for twins named Ashley and Marsella (this spelling). I always thought that perhaps Marsella was a family name, as it sounded so old fashioned next to the more modern Ashley.

I don't like it much - it feels dated and unimaginative to me, and I don't like the "ch" sound.

The names always been pretty familiar to me since I knew a hispanic Marcela growing up. I've also known a few girls named Maricela.

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I like Marcella Beatrix and Marcella Guinevere best.

Marcella Beatrix nn Zella has been on my list for a long time. Absolutely love it!