Marcelina is the Spanish, Portuguese and Polish feminine form of Marcellinus, a Roman family name derived from Marcellus and ultimately from Marcus, which is linked to the war god Mars and is often read as "dedicated to Mars" or "little warrior". Saint Marcellina, the sister of Saint Ambrose, bore the name in the 4th century. In the United States Marcelina sat at number 3378 in 2000, reached its best rank of number 2765 in 2024 and stands at number 2882 in 2025.