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Latin form of Μαγδαληνη (Magdalene) which is a Greek form of a Hebrew epithet:
Greek Μαρια Μαγδαληνη (Maria Magdalene) = 'Maria of (the town) Magdala' [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The place name derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdal) = 'tower'
See also -lena
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Magðalena | ♀ |
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Magdalene | ♀ |
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Magdelena | ♀ |
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Magdelene | ♀ |
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Magdlena | ♀ |
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Maglena | ♀ |
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See also Alena, Lena, Maddalena, Magda, Magdali, Magdaline, Magdelone, Magdolna, Magla, Magli, Maktaleena, Madeleine, Malena, Malin, Malla, Mátalîna
For male forms see Magdalius, Magdalon
Magdalenuson |
Magdalenudóttir |
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Genitive: | Magdalenas |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Accusative: | Magdalenu |
Dative: | Magdalenu |
Genitive: | Magdalenu |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Genitive: | Magdalenan |
Partitive: | Magdalenaa |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Accusative: | Magdalenu |
Dative: | Magdalenu |
Genitive: | Magdalenu |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Genitive: | Magdalenas |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Magdalena |
Genitive: | Magdalenas |
Faroe Islands |
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Finland (Swedish Language) |
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Sweden |
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Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[12] |
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5741 | 20833 | 5741 | 20828 | 0 | 5 |
Finland[13] |
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n.a. |
2305 | n.a. |
2305 | 0 | 0 |
Denmark[14] |
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786 | n.a. |
786 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
Iceland[15] |
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345 | 547 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[16] |
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0 | 6 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[17] |
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1684 | n.a. |
1684 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [18]
Regional distribution of Magdalena (f) in Sweden in the year 1880.