| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | of Magdala |
| Language of origin: | Hebrew |
| Info about origin: | in the Bible Maria Magdalene is a disciple of Jesus |
| | she was called thus because she was from the town of Magdala on the sea of Galilee |
| | the name of the city derives from the Hebrew/Aramaic word for tower |
| Words: | migdal = the tower Hebrew |
| Topics: | Geographic name, New Testament |
| Variants' top ranks: | 3:Malin Norway 1998, 8:Lene Denmark 2015, 8:Madalina Moldova 2015, 10:Alena Czechia 2015, 11:Magdalena Munich 2014, 13:Madalena Portugal 2022, 18:Magdolna Hungary 2014, 34:Malene Denmark 1996, 43:Madeleine Sweden 1998, 50:Madeline USA 1998 |
| Somehow related to: | Marielena, Marlene |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Lena, Lene, Madelaine, Madleen, Madlen, Madlena, Madlene, Magda, Magdalena, Magdalene, Malina | |
| Italian | Maddalena, Madelena | |
| Spanish | Madelena, Magdalena | |
| French | Madeleine, Madleine | |
| Scandinavian | Madelen, Magdalena, Malene, Malin | |
| Dutch | Leentje, Magdalena | |
| Portuguese | Madalena, Magdalena | |
| English | Madalyn, Madalynn, Maddie, Madelane, Madeline, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madilyn, Madilynn, Magdalen, Magdalene | |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | Madlaina | |
| Hungarian | Magdolna | |
| Polish | Lenka, Magdalena | |
| Romanian | Madalina | |
| Czech | Alena, Alene, Lenka, Magdalena | |
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| Name variants: 36 female name variants, sorted by name and gender | |
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