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Marseille (disambiguation)

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Marseille is the second-largest city of France. It has traditionally been written Marseilles in English, although the use of its French spelling, Marseille, is increasingly common.

Place-names

Some cities in the United States have been named after the French city, using the historical English spelling:

People

Marseille is also a family name, and may refer to:

Hans-Joachim Marseille, German flying ace of the Second World War Jacques Marseille, French historian and economist

Sports

In sports, the name often refers to:

Olympique de Marseille, a French professional football (soccer) team