Meanings
Marseille1
- The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Marseille2
Origin
Marseille · proper noun
- Arabicمَرْسَى“harbor”
- Ancient GreekΜασσαλία
- LatinMassilia
- FrenchMarseille
- EnglishMarseille
Borrowed from French Marseille (supplanting earlier Marseilles, derived from the Old French nominative form), from Latin Massilia, Marsilia, from Ancient Greek Μασσαλία (Massalía), probably from a pre-Latin language of Italy, perhaps Ancient Ligurian mas (“spring”). The r was probably retained from Arabic مَرْسَى (marsā, “harbor”).
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- FrenchMarseille
- EnglishMarseille
Borrowed from French Marseille. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
Arabic مَارْسِيلْيَا, مَرْسِيلْيَا
- مَارْسِيلْيَا (mārsīlyā)city in southern France
- مَرْسِيلْيَا (marsīlyā)city in southern France
- مارساي (mārsāy)city in southern France
Basque Marseilla
- Marseillacity in southern France
Bulgarian Марси́лия
- Марси́лия (Marsílija)city in southern France
Catalan Marsella
- Marsellacity in southern France
Chinese Mandarin 馬賽 /马赛
- 馬賽 /马赛 (Mǎsài)city in southern France
Czech Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
Dutch Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
Esperanto Marsejlo
- Marsejlocity in southern France
Finnish Marseilles
- Marseillescity in southern France
French Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
German Marseille, Massilien
- Marseillecity in southern France
- Massiliencity in southern France
Greek Μασσαλία, Μαρσέιγ
- Μασσαλία (Massalía)city in southern France
- Μαρσέιγ (Marséig)city in southern France
Hebrew מרסיי
- מרסייcity in southern France
Hindi मार्सेय
- मार्सेय (mārsey)city in southern France
Hungarian Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
Irish Marseille
- Marseillecity in southern France
Italian Marsiglia
- Marsigliacity in southern France
Japanese マルセイユ
- マルセイユ (Maruseiyu)city in southern France
Korean 마르세유
- 마르세유 (Mareuseyu)city in southern France
Latin Massilia
- Massiliacity in southern France
Latvian Marseļa
- Marseļacity in southern France
Lithuanian Marselis
- Marseliscity in southern France
Persian مارسی
- مارسی (mârsey)city in southern France
Polish Marsylia
- Marsyliacity in southern France
Portuguese Marselha
- Marselhacity in southern France
Romanian Marsilia
- Marsiliacity in southern France
Russian Марсе́ль
- Марсе́ль (Marsɛ́lʹ)city in southern France
Spanish Marsella
- Marsellacity in southern France
Swedish Marseille, Marseilles
- Marseillecity in southern France
- Marseillescity in southern France
Tamil மர்சேய்
- மர்சேய் (marcēy)city in southern France
Turkish Marsilya
- Marsilyacity in southern France
Ukrainian Марсе́ль
- Марсе́ль (Marsélʹ)city in southern France
Vietnamese Mạc-xây, Mác-xây
- Mạc-xâycity in southern France
- Mác-xâycity in southern France
Rhymes & wordplay
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Marseille. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseille
“Marseille.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseille. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marseille,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marseille.
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