Madeline

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Madeline comes from the French name Madeleine, which means "woman from Magdala" or "tower". Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee and is believed to mean "elevated, magnificent".
Pronunciation
MAD-lin,
MAD-uh-line or MAD-uh-lyn
MAD-ə-lien
MAD-ə-lin,
Popularity
Madeline is a popular name worldwide. It ranked #86 in the United States, #214 in Canada, and #200 in Australia in 2020.

cartoon of the name Madeline
Cartoon of Madeline

Madeline Name meanings & History

Madeline comes from the French name Madeleine, which means "woman from Magdala" or "tower". Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee and is believed to mean "elevated, magnificent". English form of Madeleine. This is the name of the heroine in a series of children's books by the Austrian-American author Ludwig Bemelmans, first published 1939. Madeline is used as a first name for girls.

Zodiac Sign of Madeline: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Madeline:

M: Memory,Mother,Mommy,Memorabilia,Mushy,Maternal,Manipulative

A: Ambitious,Aggressive,Assertive,Action,Argumentative,Angry

D: Dutiful,Daddy,Determined,Doting,Demanding,Domestic

E: Expressive,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Enlighten,Environment

L: Lover,Legal,Liaison,Luscious,Lazy,Lovely,Languid

I: Indulgence,Involved,Intimate

N: Neurosis,Neat,Nutrition,Nitpicking,Nagging,Nice,Nervous

Madeline is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Madeline Zima (American actress), Madeline Stuart (Australian model and activist), Madeline Carroll (American actress)

2.) MADELINE (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Irish cognate of Magdalene, which is derived from the Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee). The name was originally bestowed in honor of the biblical Mary Magdalene, a woman Christ cured of seven demons. Madailein and Maighdlin are Gaelic forms. (MAD-EH-LEN)


3.) MADELINE (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: A borrowing from the French, Madeline is a cognate of the Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town near the Sea of Galilee). See MADGALENE. Short: Mada. (MAH-DEH-LEEN-EH)


4.) Madeline (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) strength-giving

Other Forms: Madaleine, Maddie, Maddy, Madelene, Madi


5.) Madeline (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) high tower. See also Lena,Lina,Maud.

Other Forms: Madailein, Maddeline, Madel, Madelia, Madella, Madelle, Madelon, Maighdlin


6.) Madeline (Female)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: From Magdala

Other Forms: Madeleine, Madelene, Madelyn


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