What does Magdalena mean?

Magdalena means "of Magdala"

How do we pronounce Magdalena?

Magdalena \mag-da-le-na, ma-gdal-ena\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby girl name Magdalena is pronounced MaeGDaeLEYNae (English). It is pronounced in German as MaaKDaaLEHNaa or in Polish as MaaGDaaLEHNaa 1.

1 Pronunciation for Magdalena: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)"

What is the origin of Magdalena?

Magdalena has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in Czech, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, Slavic, and Spanish. The first name is derived from the name Mary Magdalene, borne in the Bible by the woman who was cured of evil spirits and infirmities. Her name Magdalene means 'of Magdala', referring to the village on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, north of Tiberias; the place name is itself from the Hebrew word migdal ('tower'). The biblical name 'Mary of Magdala' was used to differentiate her from other women with thefirst name Mary. Mary Magdalene considered a saint by Roman Catholics; her relics were first venerated at an abbey in Burgundy in 771 and her body later venerated at Provence in 1279, leading to an increase in popularity of the name and its subsequent introduction from France into England in the 13th century. The name Magdalena is used to a great extent; it has 94 variant forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant forms of the name consist of Lene meaning and origin (used in Dutch, German, Polish, Scandinavian, and Scottish as well), Lenna meaning and origin, Lina name popularity (used in German, Italian, and Russian as well), baby name Linn, Lynn name, Lynne name popularity, Mada pronounciation, Madaleine meaning of name, what does the name Madalena mean (used in Portuguese as well), Madalene pronounciation, Madaliene definition, short names for Madaline, Madalyn pronounciation, Madalyne meaning, Maddi meaning and origin, baby name Madelaine (used in German as well), name Madeleine meaning (used in French as well), Madelena pronounciation (used in Italian and Spanish as well), Madelene meaning, Madelina name popularity (used in Russian as well), name Madeline, nicknames for Madella, Madelyn meaning and origin, Madelynn name variations, name Madie origin, name Madilyn origin, Madlin name variations, Madlyn meaning, baby name Madoline, meaning of Mady, what does the name Mag mean, short names for Magdaleen, Magdaleine meaning, nicknames for Magdalen, nicknames for Magdalene (used in German as well), what does the name Magdaline mean, Magdalyn meaning of name, Magdalynn definition, Magdelana pronounciation, Magdelane meaning, Magdelene meaning of name, Magdelin meaning of name, name Magdeline meaning, Magdelyn name variations, Magdlen meaning and origin, Maighdlin name popularity, name Malaine meaning, baby name Marla, Marleen name variations (used in Dutch as well), name Marlena, meaning of Marlina, Marline meaning and origin, and name Nena (used in African, Italian, Spanish, and Swahili as well). Other English variant forms consist of the shortenings Lena meaning (used in German, Polish, and Spanish as well), name Mad, name Madge meaning, name Madlen (used in German as well), Magda name variations (used in Czech, German, Polish, Russian, and Spanish as well), and name Malena origin (used in Italian as well), and the diminutives baby name Dalanna, Maddie definition, meaning of Maddy, Magdala meaning, Maggie name popularity, and what does the name Mala mean. Variant forms used in foreign languages consist of the Czech Alene meaning, the Irish Madailéin meaning, the Italian Maddalena pronounciation, the Scandinavian Madelen name popularity, the Spanish Madena definition, the Spanish baby name Madia, the Spanish what does the name Madina mean, the Rhaeto-Romanic Madlaina name, the French Madleine pronounciation, the German baby name Madlene, the Spanish nicknames for Magaly, the Russian Magdalina meaning and origin, the Czech Magdelena pronounciation, the Polish Magdelina name popularity, the Hungarian name Magdolna, the Polish Magia meaning, the Spanish name Magola, the Russian Mahda meaning of name, the Czech nicknames for Mahulena, the Scandinavian Malene meaning, the Scandinavian Malin meaning of name, the German name Malina origin, the German and Polish Marlene meaning, and the Basque name Matxalen. Specific foreign variant forms consist of the shortenings name Alena meaning (Czech), Madleen meaning of name (German), and Madlena definition (German), and the diminutives Lenka name variations (Czech and Polish) and Madelon meaning and origin (French). See also the related forms, the German Annalena name and the German, Spanish, and Dutch Marielena definition.

A famous person named Magdalena is Model Magdalena Wrobel, born 1975, Gdansk, Poland.

List of baby names that sound like Magdalena:

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The baby name Magdalena fun facts:

The name Magdalena in reverse order is "Aneladgam".

The numerological value of the name Magdalena is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Magdalena?

Magdalena is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames