| Name info: About the name Magdalene in particular | |
| Group info: About Magdalena, the group of names with the same origin as Magdalene | | 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 |
| Name variants: | Alena, Alene, Leentje, Lena, Lene, Lenka, Madalena, Madalina, Madalyn, Madalynn, Maddalena, Maddie, Madelaine, Madelane, Madeleine, Madelen, Madelena, Madeline, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madilyn, Madilynn, Madlaina, Madleen, Madleine, Madlen, Madlena, Madlene, Magda, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalene, Magdolna, Malene, Malin, Malina Sortable list Details |
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