Magdalena

See also: magdalena and Magdaléna

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena. Doublet of Magdalene and Madeline.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæɡdəˈlɛnə/

Proper noun

Magdalena

1. A female given name, variant of Magdalene.
   • 1916 March 9, “Canada Drives Out 2 Lutheran Pastors […]”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     His wife was Miss Magdalena Drach, daughter of Peter Drach of Greenport.

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   • 1933 June 11, “John H. Finley Jr. Weds Boston Girl […]”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Miss Magdalena Greenslet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Greenslet of Boston and Ipswich, was married here today to John H. Finley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. John H. Finley of New York.

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   • 1936 September 13, “Miss Vanderlyn Is Wed in Garden […]”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     The marriage of Miss Magdalena Vanderlyn, daughter of Mrs. Edward Sears Haviland of St. Petersburg, Fla., and the late Joseph Hasbrouck Vanderlyn, to Richard Hutchins Whelpley, son of Mrs. John I. Lane of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Avard E. Whelpley of Rochester, took place here this afternoon in the garden of the Interlaken Inn.

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2. A department in northern Colombia.
3. A municipality of Honduras.
4. A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.
5. A village in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɡdalɛna]

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Magdalena (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Magdalena	Magdaleny
genitive	Magdaleny	Magdalen
dative	Magdaleně	Magdalenám
accusative	Magdalenu	Magdaleny
vocative	Magdaleno	Magdaleny
locative	Magdaleně	Magdalenách
instrumental	Magdalenou	Magdalenami

Further reading

• “Magdalena”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Magdalena's son: Magdalenuson
• Magdalena's daughter: Magdalenudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Magdalena
accusative	Magdalenu
dative	Magdalenu
genitive	Magdalenu

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makdaˈleːna/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Hyphenation: Mag‧da‧le‧na

Proper noun

Magdalena

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Lena, Leni
• Madeleine
• Madleen, Madlen, Madlene
• Magda
• Magdalene
• Maria Magdalena
• Marlene

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Norwegian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Proper noun

Magdalena

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Lena
• Lene
• Madeleine
• Madelen
• Malene
• Malin
• Maria Magdalena

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.daˈlɛ.na/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: Mag‧da‧le‧na

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Magdalena.

Proper noun

Magdalena f (diminutive Magda)

1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Magdalene

Declension

Declension of Magdalena

	singular	plural
nominative	Magdalena	Magdaleny
genitive	Magdaleny	Magdalen
dative	Magdalenie	Magdalenom
accusative	Magdalenę	Magdaleny
instrumental	Magdaleną	Magdalenami
locative	Magdalenie	Magdalenach
vocative	Magdaleno	Magdaleny

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena.

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. Magdalena (a river in Colombia)

Declension

Declension of Magdalena

	singular
nominative	Magdalena
genitive	Magdaleny
dative	Magdalenie
accusative	Magdalenę
instrumental	Magdaleną
locative	Magdalenie
vocative	Magdaleno

Further reading

• Magdalena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Magdalena in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. obsolete spelling of Madalena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡdaˈlena/ [maɣ̞.ð̞aˈle.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: Mag‧da‧le‧na

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene
2. a department of Colombia
3. a municipality of Sonora, Mexico

Derived terms

• magdalenense
• magdalénico
• María Magdalena

Related terms

• magdaleniense

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Magdalena c (genitive Magdalenas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Maria Magdalena
• Madeleine
• Madeline
• Malin
• Lena