Magdalene

Meaning

Name

1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

Noun

A reformed prostitute.

Synonyms

Mary Magdalene

reformed prostitute

Maria Magdalena

Translations

Magdalena

Maddalena

Madeleine

Magdalena

Maria Maddalena

Magdalena

Madalena

María Magdalena

Maria Magdalena

Magdalalı Meryem

Mecdelli Meryem

Maria Magdalena

Maria von Magdala

Μαγδαληνή

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmæɡdəlin/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin.