How to shorten Marcel?

[Ninjacat]

DH not keen on Marcy.

I'm stumped and yep, Marcy is a terrible nickname for a boy.

Why do you need to shorten it? What's wrong with just marcel?

Why on earth would you shorten a short, lovely name like Marcel? It is gorgeous as it is - please don't shorten it!!

I agree - why would you need to shorten Marcel .

Marcel takes just as long to say as Marcy so please just leave it as Marcel. I like Marcel - lovely, underused classic.

My kids' names are 3 and 2 syllables long and don't get shortened.

Mar

Cel

This name does not lend itself to shortening!

in my own experience, kids will tend to add an O if the name doesn't work by sticking a y or ie on it. So he will probably get Marcelo at school if that helps

I don't get this obsession with 'shortening' names. Marcel is so easy to say and sounds great as it is. Why on earth would you even consider changing it to Marcy?!

Thanks for all your replies
You are right it doesn't lend to being shortened.

The only legitimate short version would be Marc with a hard "C" but then you would be as well calling him Mark in the first place

Mars, with a soft s rather than Marz. It's just the first syllable of Marcel, so is quite a natural shortening

Mars Why would you do that, when you can just as well call him Marcel, which is lovely!

To me Marcel is the monkey out of Friends!!!!

Marcel is a great name! It was my French granddad's name.

Lovely name. Please don't shorten it at all!!

I know a Marcel - he is universally known as Marce

How do you pronounce Marce - is it Mar-ceh?

Lovely name.

Cel (Sel)/Celo?

Am Aussie, can't resist a shortening that isn't actually shorter.

No, just Mar-SSS

With a northern accent