Meaning and origin
Magdalen is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `High tower `.
Where is it used? The name Magdalen is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere? Magdalene (In German, English and in the bible) Magdalena (In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and in Polish) Madeleine (In French) Madeline (In French)
See also In Swedish: Malin In Italian: Maddalena In Hungarian: Magdolna In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish and in Romanian: Magda In Finnish: Matleena In Danish: Malene In Danish: Magdalone
Magdalen doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list. The last time Magdalen appeared in the top-1000 was 88 years ago, in 1920. It ranked #790 in that year. . 1890 was a `top year` for the name Magdalen. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #631. Our records go back to 1880