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Magdalena

mag-dah-LAY-nah

Popularity

#838

stable

Letters

9

Syllables

4

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

19,456

Peak Year

#325 in 2007

First Recorded

1880

Style

Classic & Timeless, Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Tricky to spell

What It Means

Magdalena is of Hebrew origin, meaning 'woman from Magdala'. Magdala was a town on the Sea of Galilee.

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MaggieLenaMaddie

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Magdalena Abakanowicz

    Polish sculptor.

  • Magdalena Andersson

    Swedish politician.

Nicknames

MaggieLenaMaddie

Spelling Variations

Magdalene

Similar Names

IsabellaValentinaAnastasiaSofia

Personality Traits

IntelligentKindCreativeEmpathetic

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