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

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