Meaning and origin
Magdalena is a Spanish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Woman from Magdala `.
Where is it used? The name Magdalena is mainly used in German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Spanish, Portuguese, Czech and in Polish.
How do they say it elsewhere? Madalena (In Portuguese) Magdalene (In German, English and in the bible) Madeleine (In French) Madeline (In French)
If it's too long people might use In Scandinavian, German and in Russian: Lena
See also In Swedish: Malin In Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and in Romanian: Elena In Italian: Maddalena In Hungarian: Magdolna In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish and in Finnish: Helena In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Czech, Polish and in Romanian: Magda In Finnish: Matleena In English: Magdalen In Danish: Malene In Danish: Magdalone
What Magdalena`s say about their name
The best thing about the name Magdalena: I like it because u can change for Magda, Maggie, Madi
The worst thing about the name: nothing
If my name wasn`t Magdalena....:
Magdalena appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 870. In the last 128 years Magdalena has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1880 was a `top year` for the name Magdalena. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #383. Our records go back to 1880