Magdalena - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Magdalena \m(a)-gdale-

is pronounced mag-da-LEE-nah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "woman from Magdala". Biblical: Mary Magdalene came from the Magdala area near the sea of Galilee.

Magdalena has 4 variant forms: Magdalen, Magdalene, Magdelena and Magdeline.

For more information, see also related names Alena, Magda and Madeline.

Baby names that sound like Magdalena are Magdalina, Magdolna, Magdelina, Magdalini, Magdaline and Magdala.

Magdalena is a very common first name for women (#703 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#81672 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Magdalena. Compare Magdalena with its variant forms and related girl names.

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