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Around the world, Maciel (Maciel , ماسيل) is a common largely masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The first name Maciel is characteristic of Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a common girly name, Brazil, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Panama, where it is quite a rare girly name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Brazil, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic. More prevalently, Maciel is the last name as well as the forename.