name
Meaning 1
A female given name from Hebrew.
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Standard Lemma guide
Magdalene
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæɡdəlin/
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/ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/ Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada
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/ˈmɔːdlɪn/ certain placenames in Oxford and Cambridge, varieties of fruit
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CMU ARPABET: M AE1 G D AH0 L IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.
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name
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal
Qualifier: Cambridge University
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noun
Meaning 4
A reformed prostitute.
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”), byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά (Magdalá), the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”)). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Maudlin.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Aghwan: 𐕌𐔰𐔳𐔴𐔾𐔰𐕒𐕡𐕎 (madelaun) — female given name
- Belarusian: Магдале́на (Mahdaljéna) — female given name
- Czech: Magdaléna — female given name
- Danish: Magdalene — female given name
- Estonian: Madli — female given name
- Faroese: Magdalena — female given name
- Finnish: Matleena — female given name
- French: Madeleine — female given name
- Galician: Madalena — female given name
- German: Magdalena — female given name
- Greek: Μαγδαληνή (Magdaliní) — female given name
- Greenlandic: Mattaliit — female given name
- Hungarian: Magdolna — female given name
- Inuktitut: ᒫᒡᑕᓕᓐ (maactalin) — female given name
- Irish: Madailéin — female given name
- Italian: Maddalena — female given name
- Norwegian: Magdalena — female given name
- Occitan: Magdalena — female given name
- Polish: Magdalena — female given name
- Portuguese: Madalena — female given name
- Romanian: Magdalena — female given name
- Romanian: Mădălina — female given name
- Russian: Магдали́на (Magdalína) — female given name
- Spanish: Magdalena — female given name
- Swedish: Magdalena — female given name
Real reading context