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Magdalena

feminine

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Evidence coverageGood

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Latinate form of Magdalene, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, "woman from Magdala"), referencing the biblical figure Mary Magdalene and the place name Magdala on the Sea of Galilee.

Why it works

  • English speakers will almost certainly pronounce it correctly on the first try

What to know

longer name — may get clipped on forms or shortened informally

Popularity

Uncommon — #850 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Meaning and origin

Magdalena means "Woman of Magdala" / "of Magdala" — Magdala being a place name on the Sea of Galilee traditionally glossed as meaning "tower" in Aramaic.

Documented origin: Latinate form of Magdalene, from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, "woman from Magdala"), referencing the biblical figure Mary Magdalene and the place name Magdala on the Sea of Galilee.

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How it travels

English and Turkish are shown by default; German is included when it adds a meaningfully different reading.

English/mæɡdəˈlɛnə/ (English) — en; also documented for Czech, German, Polish, and Spanishresearched pronunciation
TurkishEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; Turkish pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to Turkish speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis
GermanEnglish tends to reduce unstressed vowels; German pronounces vowels at full value, so the ending may sound crisper to German speakers than to English speakers.deterministic phonetic analysis

Spelling stability: highbased on letter-pattern analysis, not a documented linguistic fact.

Also documented

en: /mæɡdəˈlɛnə/

cs: [ˈmaɡdalɛna]

de: /makdaˈleːna/

Popularity without panic

Uncommon#850 in the latest U.S. ranking.

Still uncommon, but no longer unfamiliar.

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Real-world considerations

  • Spelling note: Magdalene.
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