MADELEINE  

Gender: F
Origin: French variation of MAGDALEN
Meaning: "high tower"

Popularity in 2008: #271

The proper French spelling preferred by parents who like to put the proper point on things, though the one used by the little who lives in the old house in Paris all covered in vines is Madeline.

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