Magdalene name - Meaning of Magdalene
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 8
- Usage
- German, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
- Pronounced
- mahk-dah-LE-nə (German) , MAG-də-lən (English) , MAG-də-leen (English), MAG-də-lən/MAG-də-leen
- Magdalene Meaning
- From a title which meant "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry, witnessing the crucifixion and the resurrection. She was a popular saint in the Middle Ages, and the name became common then. In England it is traditionally rendered Madeline, while Magdalene or Magdalen is the learned form. Magdalene originates in Hebrew language and means "woman from Magdala". It is derived from the name of Jesus"s most celebrated and most important woman disciple, Mary Magdalene. She is thought to come from a town on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, Magdala. As a feminine given name it is much more popular in European countries than the United States, where the variant Madeline is usually used instead.
Magdalene Related Names
Variants: Magdalena (German), Magdalone (Danish), Madeleine, Madeline, Magdalen, Magdalena (English), Maddalena, Malene, Mahulena
Diminutives: Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni, Magda (German), Lene, Lone, Magda, Malene (Danish), Lena (English)
Other Languages: Shelena (African American), Maialen (Basque), Magdalena, Magdalina (Bulgarian), Magdalena, Magda, Majda, Manda, Mandica (Croatian), Magdaléna, Magdalena, Alena, Lenka, Magda (Czech), Magdalena, Magda (Dutch), Magdalena, Matleena, Leena, Malin (Finnish), Madeleine, Magali, Madeline, Magalie (French), Magdaléna, Magdolna, Duci (Hungarian), Madailéin (Irish), Maddalena, Lena (Italian), Magdalena (Macedonian), Magdalena, Lena, Magda, Malene, Malin (Norwegian), Magali, Magdalena (Occitan), Magdalena, Lena, Magda (Polish), Madalena, Magda (Portuguese), Mădălina, Magdalena, Magda (Romanian), Magdalena, Manda (Serbian), Magdaléna, Alena, Lenka (Slovak), Magdalena, Alena, Alenka, Majda (Slovene), Magdalena, Malena (Spanish), Magdalena, Lena, Magda, Malena, Malin (Swedish)
