Magdalena - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Magdalena \m(a)-gdale-na, mag-da-lena\ 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 popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Magdalena. Click here to compare Magdalena with related baby names.