Magdalena

See also: magdalena and Magdaléna

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Magdalena

1. A department in northern Colombia.
2. A municipality of Honduras.
3. A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.
4. A village in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɡdalɛna]

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Magdalena (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	Magdalena	Magdaleny
genitive	Magdaleny	Magdalen
dative	Magdaleně	Magdalenám
accusative	Magdalenu	Magdaleny
vocative	Magdaleno	Magdaleny
locative	Magdaleně	Magdalenách
instrumental	Magdalenou	Magdalenami

Further reading

• Magdalena in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Magdalena: Magdalenuson
• daughter of Magdalena: Magdalenudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Magdalena
Accusative	Magdalenu
Dative	Magdalenu
Genitive	Magdalenu

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Magdalena

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Maria Magdalena
• Madeleine
• Madleen, Madlen, Madlene
• Magda
• Magdalene
• Lena, Leni
• Marlene

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Proper noun

Magdalena

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Maria Magdalena
• Madeleine
• Madelen
• Malene
• Malin
• Lena
• Lene

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.daˈlɛ.na/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɛna
• Syllabification: Mag‧da‧le‧na

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin Magdalena.

Proper noun

Magdalena f (diminutive Magda)

1. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], equivalent to English Magdalene

Declension

Declension of Magdalena

	singular	plural
nominative	Magdalena	Magdaleny
genitive	Magdaleny	Magdalen
dative	Magdalenie	Magdalenom
accusative	Magdalenę	Magdaleny
instrumental	Magdaleną	Magdalenami
locative	Magdalenie	Magdalenach
vocative	Magdaleno	Magdaleny

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena.

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. Magdalena (a river in Colombia)

Declension

Declension of Magdalena

	singular
nominative	Magdalena
genitive	Magdaleny
dative	Magdalenie
accusative	Magdalenę
instrumental	Magdaleną
locative	Magdalenie
vocative	Magdaleno

Further reading

• Magdalena in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Magdalena in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. Obsolete spelling of Madalena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡdaˈlena/ [maɣ̞.ð̞aˈle.na]
• Rhymes: -ena
• Syllabification: Mag‧da‧le‧na

Proper noun

Magdalena f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene
2. A department of Colombia
3. A municipality of Sonora, Mexico

Derived terms

• magdalenense
• magdalénico
• María Magdalena

 

Related terms

• magdaleniense

 

Swedish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή (Magdalēnḗ, “woman from Magdala”).

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Proper noun

Magdalena c (genitive Magdalenas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Magdalene

Related terms

• Maria Magdalena
• Madeleine
• Madeline
• Malin
• Lena