Magdalene

Spelling variation of Magdalen

"woman from Magdala or high tower"

Magdalene Origin and Meaning

The name Magdalene is a girl's name of Aramaic, English origin meaning "woman from Magdala or high tower".

This name made famous in the New Testament has gone from crusty grandma to sleek and chic in recent years, or is it months? The name's image is perhaps helped by the fact that Mary Magdalene was one of the most intriguing women inthe Bible, both a saint and a sinner.

Magdalene Rank in US Top 1000

# 869 in the US

Popularity of the name Magdalene

• 972 Nameberry 2025
• 419 Unique 2024

20 Names Similar to Magdalene

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• Magdalena

Famous People Named Magdalene

• Mary Magdalene Biblical follower of Jesus
• Saint Magdalene of Canossa Italian nun
• Magdalene Anyango Namakhiya Odundo Kenyan,British potter
• (Anna) Magdalene Thoresen Danish,Norwegian poet and playwright
• Magdalene Fischer one of the first surviving American quintuplets
• Laura Magdalene Eisenhower great,granddaughter of US President Dwight D. Eisenhower

The name Magdalene in Pop Culture

• Magdalene Defoe the real name of Blind Mag from Repo! The Genetic Opera
• Magdalene a song by Akira Yamaoka
• Magdalene College Cambridge (pronounced maud,lin)
• Magdalene Main character in the Fallen book series
• Magdalene "Lena" Dead character in Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
• Magdalene Druckeryn Secondary protagonist of the game Pentiment