Magdalena

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Meaning
Derived from the name of the city Magdala, meaning "tower"
Scripts(How to write)
Μαγδαληνή (Greek)
Магдалена(Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian)
Pronunciation
MAG-da-leh-na(Czech)
mag-da-LEH-na(Polish)
mag-də-LAY-nə(English)
magh-dha-LEH-na(Spanish)
mak-da-LEH-na(German)
maɡ-də-LEE-nə (English)
məg-də-LEH-nə(Catalan)
Popularity
Magdalena is a moderately popular name in many countries, ranking in the top 1000 names in the United States, Spain, Poland, and Chile. It is less common in other parts of the world.

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Magdalena Name meanings & History

Derived from the name of the city Magdala, meaning "tower". Latinate form of Magdalene. Magdalena is used as a given name for baby girls.

Zodiac Sign of Magdalena: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Magdalena:

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

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

G: Goof-off,Gregarious,Go-getter,Genuine

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

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

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

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

Magdalena is:

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

Famous People

Magdalena Abakanowicz (Polish sculptor), Magdalena Neuner (German biathlete), Magdalena Frackowiak (Polish model), Magdalena Škarabot (Slovenian singer)

2.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: Romanian

Meanings: Latinate form of Magdalene, from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala). Mary Magdalene was the name of a woman Christ cured of seven demons. Short: Magda. (MAHG-DAH-LEH-NAH)


3.) Magdalena (Female)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: (Greek) a form of Magdalen.

Other Forms: Magdalana, Magdaleny, Magdalina, Magdalona, Magdalonia, Magdalyna, Magdelana, Magdelena, Magdelina, Magdelona, Magdelonia, Magdelyna, Magdolna


4.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: German

Meanings: Latinate form of Magdalene, which is from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee). Var: Madalene, Maddalen, Maddalena, Maddalene, Maddalyn, Malene. Short: Lena, Magda. (MAHG-DAH-LAY-NAH)


5.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: Spanish

Meanings: Derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town near the Sea of Galilee). The name is borne in the Bible by Mary Magdalene, a woman Christ cured of seven demons. Var: Madalina, Madela, Madelina, Madeline, Madina, Magadalena, Magadelana, Magdalina, Magdelana, Magdlena. Short: Lena, Mada, Maga, Malena, Nena. (MAHG-DAH-LANE-NAH)


6.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: Derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee). Short: Alena, Magda. (MAHG-DAH-LEH-NAH)


7.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: Scandinavian

Meanings: Latinate form of Magdalene, from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala). Mary Magdalene was the name of a woman Christ cured of seven demons. Cognate: Magdalone, Malene (Danish). Short: Lone, Magda. (MAG-DAH-LEE-NAH)


8.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: Polish

Meanings: Derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the Sea of Galilee). The name is borne in the Bible by Mary Magdalene, a woman Christ cured of seven demons. Var: Magdelina. Short: Madde. Pet: Madzia, Magdosia, Magdusia. (MAHG-DAH-LEH-NAH)


9.) MAGDALENA (Female)

Usage: Portuguese

Meanings: Derived from the Ecclesiastic Greek Magdalene (of Magdala, a town near the Sea of Galilee). Var: Madalena. (MAH-DAH-LAY-NAH)


10.) Magdalena (Female)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: From Magdala

Other Forms: Magdalina


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