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Marvel name meaning

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in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Marvel mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Marvel

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54%
African
23%
English
15%
Spanish
8%

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  1. A user from Nigeria says the name Marvel means "A person of wonder".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Mar"vel
Senses
  1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle."I will do marvels such as have not been done." [Ex. xxxiv. 10.]"Nature's sweet marvel undefiled." [Emerson.]
  2. Wonder.(R)"Use lessens marvel." [Sir W. Scott.]

Etymology: OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire Smile, and cf. Miracle

verb Mar"vel
To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.

Etymology: OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier

verb Mar"vel
Senses
  1. To marvel at.(Obs)
  2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.(Obs)"But much now me marveleth." [Rich. the Redeless.]
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Something that causes feelings of wonder
  2. Be amazed at ("We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities")
  3. Express astonishment or surprise about something
Wiktionary

First attested from 1300, from Middle English merveile, from Old French merveille (“a wonder”), from Vulgar Latin *miribilia, from Latin mirabilia (“wonderful things”), from neuter plural of mirabilis (“strange, wonderful”), from miror (“I wonder at”), from mirus (“wonderful”).

  1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
  2. Wonder, astonishment.

Notable Persons Named Marvel

Notable Persons Named Marvel

John Whiteside Parsons

John Whiteside Parsons was a rocket engineer, chemist, inventor, businessman, occultist, writer, aerospace engineering, and invention. John was given the name Marvel Whiteside Parsons on October 2nd, 1914 in Los Angeles. John is also known as Jack Parsons, Frater T.O.P.A.N., and Frater Belarion. He died on June 17th, 1952.

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Marilyn Maxwell

She was most active from 1942 to present. Marilyn was given the name Marvel Marilyn Maxwell on August 3rd, 1921 in Clarinda, Iowa, U.S. She left this life on March 20th, 1972.

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Marvel Boy

Marvel Boy is a comics character.

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Marvel Smith

Marvel Smith is a football player. He was most active from 2000 to 2008. Marvel was born on August 6th, 1978 in Oakland, California.

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Marvel Rea

Marvel Rea was an actress. Her career lasted from 1917 to 1917. Marvel was given the name Marvel Luciel Rea on November 9th, 1901 in Ainsworth, Nebraska, U.S. She left this life on June 17th, 1937.

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Marvel Crosson

Marvel was born on April 27th, 1900 in Warsaw, Indiana. She passed away on August 19th, 1929.

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  • Marvel Mills Logan
    Attorney General of Kentucky

Notable Persons With the Last Name Marvel

Notable Persons With the Last Name Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel

Elizabeth Marvel is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1992. Elizabeth was born on November 27th, 1969 in Orange County, California, U.S.

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Blue Marvel

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Mary Marvel

Mary Marvel is a comics character.

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Black Marvel

Black Marvel is a comics character.

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Sharon Marvel

Sharon was born in 1964.

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Carl Shipp Marvel

Carl Shipp Marvel was a in the field of organic chemistry. Carl was born on September 11th, 1894. He passed away on January 4th, 1988.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Marvel U.S.
  White 90.42% 64.26%
  African American 3.55% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.11% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.94% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.30% 16.26%

Of Last Name Marvel

People with the last name Marvel are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Marvel

  • How Popular is the name Marvel? Marvel is the 3,385th most popular name of all time. As a last name Marvel was the 8,523rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Marvel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 6,266 babies born with the first name Marvel in the United States. That's more than enough people named Marvel to occupy the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) with an estimated population of 6,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Marvel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1889 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • When was Marvel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Marvel is Wednesday, December 17th, 1873.
  • What year had the most people named Marvel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Marvel was in 1929 with a total of 171 babies.
  • Random Marvel Factoid: According to the 1924 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Marvel is not a popular baby boy's name in Minnesota. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Minnesota have the same name in 1924.
  • Weird things about the name Marvel: The name spelled backwards is Levram. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Alverm. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Marvel? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 3,862 people with the last name Marvel.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Marvel? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Marvel as their last name.
  • Marvel name meaning

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