Meaning: Form of Magdalene; from Magdala
The story
Madeline is the English form of Madeleine and the name of Ludwig Bemelmans’s adventurous storybook heroine. Families use both -line and -lin endings; the guide here follows the former.
Nicknames
- Maddie
Spellings & variants
- Madeleine
- Madelyn
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Madeline comes from English and French.
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Origin uncertain; linked to the medieval Alienòr family
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Nobility
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From the old Norman name Aveline
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Probably healthy and wide
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He will add, through Joseph
Melanie
Black; dark
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