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What does Madelyn mean?
Madelyn 
▲ as a girls' name is of Hebrew origin, and the name Madelyn means "woman from Magdala". Madelyn is an alternate spelling of Madeline (Hebrew): variant spelling of Madeleine.
Variations
VARIANTS Madilyn▲, Madelynne, Madelynn▲, Madelyne, Madelon, Madelene, Madeleine, Madelayne, Madelaine, Madalynn, Madalyn, Madalene, Madaleine
RELATIONS VIA MADELINE Madalena, Maddelena, Maddy, Madel, Madelena, Madelina, Madella, Madelle, Madena, Madlen, Madlin, Madlyn, Mady, Magdalen, Magdelina, Maidel, Marlen▼, Marlyne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Madelyn?
Madelyn is a very prominent first name for women (#894 out of 4276, Top 21%) but an unusual last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Madelyn entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its apex rank of #59 in the U.S. in 2015, and is at #72 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Madelyn (#72 VIA LATEST LIST) ranked in the Top 2000 are Madeline (#100), Madilyn (#328), Madeleine (#376), Madelynn (#487), Madalyn (#731), Madalynn (#911), Madalene, Madelaine, Madelene, Madelon, Madelyne, Madlyn, Magdalen and Marlen. These forms of Madelyn were popular as birth names a decade ago (AVERAGE #1141) and are somewhat less popular today (#1267, 26.1% LESS USAGE), with the version Marlen going out of style. Madilyn, Madelynn and Madelyn are three of the more trendy girl names here.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelyn▲, Caelyn▼, Catelyn, Daelyn, Jacelyn, Jadeyn, Jaelyn, Kaelyn▼, Karelyn, Katelyn▼, Kayelyn, Madisyn, Maelynn, Mandalyn, Mandelin, Mandellyn (see Mandoline), Mandolyn, Maralyn, Marcelyn, Marelyn, Marilyn▼, Marlyn▼, Marvelyn, Marylyn, Pamelyn and Raelyn▲. These names tend to be less commonly used than Madelyn.
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