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Myrcella

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Pronounced mer-SEL-uh /mɚˈsɛ.lə/Medium

Meaning: Myrcella is best known as an invented character name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the television series Game of Thrones, where Myrcella Baratheon is a young princess. It has no dictionary meaning of its own; in sound it sits beside Marcella, the Latin feminine of Marcellus, ultimately tied to the god Mars. The route is invention rather than inheritance, which we note.Low

In 30 seconds: A literary invention: Myrcella comes from Game of Thrones and sits in sound beside Marcella (said 'mer-SEL-uh'). Routes uncertain, which we note.
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Origin LowAmerican
MeaningMyrcella is best known as an invented character name from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and the television series Game of Thrones, where Myrcella Baratheon is a young princess. It has no dictionary meaning of its own; in sound it sits beside Marcella, the Latin feminine of Marcellus, ultimately tied to the god Mars. The route is invention rather than inheritance, which we note.
U.S. rank (2024)#14682 ↘ Falling
2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2019
Total births (all-time)≈ 39

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201920182024

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

Myrcella entered use through George R. R. Martin's novels and the Game of Thrones television series, where Myrcella Baratheon is a young princess. Like many of that world's names it is a deliberate invention, shaped to sound old — here very close to Marcella, the Latin feminine of Marcellus. It carries no documented meaning of its own, and we note the pop-culture route plainly. Rare and dramatic (said 'mer-SEL-uh').

It appears only rarely for girls in the U.S., emerging with the television series. Rare, ornate, and fiction-born.

Did you know? Myrcella is a fantasy name — a princess in Game of Thrones — rather than an inherited one. In sound it leans on Marcella, but the name itself was made, which we note honestly (said 'mer-SEL-uh').
Overall data confidence 30%
References — Myrcella — Game of Thrones character name; Marcella-adjacent; invented

Variations

MarcellaMircellaMyrcela

Nicknames

CellaEllaMyr

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Myrcella mean?

Myrcella is an invented name from Game of Thrones with no dictionary meaning; in sound it sits beside Marcella. Routes uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Myrcella?

It's said mer-SEL-uh /mɚˈsɛ.lə/ — three syllables, stress on the second.

Is Myrcella a boy or girl name?

Myrcella is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Myrcella?

Myrcella is a rare name for girls in the U.S.

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