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Magdalene

name
/ˈmæɡdəlin/US/ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/

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.

  1. derived from Μαγδαληνή — “woman from Magdala”

Definitions

  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

  2. Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.

    • and the twelue were with him, And certaine women which had bene healed of euill spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene out of whom went seuen deuils

  3. Ellipsis of Magdalene College, Cambridge.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A reformed prostitute.

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