Meaning: Woman from Magdala
The story
Magdalena is a form of Magdalene, the title of Mary from Magdala in the New Testament. Tower belongs to the Aramaic place name behind Magdala, rather than being a direct translation of Magdalena.
Nicknames
- Maggie
- Lena
- Magda
Spellings & variants
- Madeleine
- Madeline
- Magdalene
- Maddalena
Popularity
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In the US top 1,000 — familiar, not everywhere.
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Origins
Magdalena comes from Aramaic and Hebrew.
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