Magdalene
Magdalene is a foreign-language form of the traditional biblical name Magdalena, known primarily through Mary Magdalene. It sounds noble, historical, and international, though in the Slovak context, it may require clarification of its pronunciation. Domestic diminutive forms naturally follow the Slovak name Magdaléna.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA biblical name denoting a woman from Magdala, a town associated with a tower.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Cudzojazyčný variant mena Magdaléna pochádza z gréckeho Magdalēnḗ, teda „žena z Magdaly“. Miestne meno Magdala súvisí so semitským slovom migdal vo význame „veža“.
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MAGDALENE
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling16 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
- •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsVýslovnosť závisí od jazykového pôvodu: nemecky približne mag-da-lé-ne, anglicky meg-de-lin.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useAccording to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.
Diminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Magdalene
8People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
Duchess of Saxe-Weissenfels by birth and by marriage Duchess of Saxe-Eisenach, (1673-1726)
Countess of Lippe by birth, and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Countess consort of Solms-Braunfels (1660-1720)
Danish noblewoman and landowner (1731-1796)
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