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Marcene

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How to Pronounce Marcene

Pronounced mar-SEEN /mɑːrˈsiːn/Medium

Meaning: Marcene reads as a variant of Marcine, a feminine of Marcus from Latin, tied to Mars the war-god, and it also echoes Marlene, the German blend of Maria and Magdalene; the '-ene' ending is mid-century American, and the Marcus 'of Mars' sense is the primary one.Low

In 30 seconds: Marcene is a mid-century girl's name, a variant of Marcine or Marlene, tied to Marcus, 'of Mars' (said 'mar-SEEN').

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Origin LowLatin, German

MeaningMarcene reads as a variant of Marcine, a feminine of Marcus from Latin, tied to Mars the war-god, and it also echoes Marlene, the German blend of Maria and Magdalene; the '-ene' ending is mid-century American, and the Marcus 'of Mars' sense is the primary one.

U.S. rank (1979)#11220 ↘ Falling

1979 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1946

Total births (all-time)≈ 1,282

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Marcene works as a feminine of Marcus — from Latin, linked to Mars, the god of war — with a clear echo of Marlene, Germany's blend of Maria and Magdalene. The mid-century '-ene' ending ties it to Darlene and Charlene.

It belongs squarely to the great '-ene' generation of the mid twentieth century; a Marcene today is likely a grandmother, and the name has stayed a rare cousin of the more familiar Marlene.

Did you know? Marcene rode the same '-ene' fashion as Marlene and Charlene; it crested around 1946 at only a few dozen girls a year and thinned by the late nineteen-seventies.

Overall data confidence 50%

References — Marcene — variant of Marcine/Marlene; Latin Marcus 'of Mars'

Variations

MarcineMarleen

Nicknames

MarciCene

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Marlene— a close relative Marcene echoes

Arlene— a like '-ene' name of the same generation

Charlene— another mid-century '-ene' name with the same lilt

Darlene— shares the soft two-syllable '-ene' sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Marcene mean?

Marcene is a variant of Marcine or Marlene, tied to Marcus, 'of Mars', from Latin.

How do you pronounce Marcene?

It's said mar-SEEN /mɑːrˈsiːn/ — two syllables, stress on the second.

Is Marcene a boy or girl name?

Marcene is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Marcene?

Marcene has always been rare, a mid-twentieth-century '-ene' name that is very uncommon today.