Magdalena
Pronunciation: mag-də-LAY-nə (key)
Origin of the name Magdalena:
Latinate cognate of Magdalene (of Magdala, a town on the coast of the Sea of Galilee).
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Lena, Leni, Maggie, Magda, Malena, Nena
I actually know a Magdalena who goes by Maddie...? I don't know how she got that.
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Global Popularity of the Name Magdalena
- #20 in Austria
- #37 in Czech Republic
- #93 in Germany
- #903 in United States
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