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Magdalene

MAG-duh-leen

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Magdala—referring to Mary Magdalene, suggesting repentance, redemption and spiritual transformation in Christian tradition with medieval mystical associations.”

Popularity Over Time

Magdalene US popularity rank over timeRank 4121 in 1974 to rank 434 in 1904. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#434#2278#41211900192019401960198020002024

Magdalene is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

GreekHebrew

Syllables

3

Nicknames

MagdaMagdalenaLen

Style

EtherealClassicRomanticLiteraryTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Saint Mary Magdalene
  • Magdalene Laundries (history)
  • Magdalene College

Collections

Literary Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

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Sibling Name Ideas

Thomas

Aramaic Top 50

Gabriel

Hebrew Top 50

Sebastian

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Biblical name recognized across Christian cultures

People Also Ask

From Magdala—referring to Mary Magdalene, suggesting repentance, redemption and spiritual transformation in Christian tradition with medieval mystical associations.

Magdalene is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Magdalene include Magda, Magdalena, Len.

Names that pair beautifully with Magdalene include Thomas, Gabriel, Sebastian.