Magdala

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Gender Feminine
Usage Haitian Creole, Portuguese (Brazilian), African American, Spanish (Caribbean)
Pronounced Pron. [mɐɣ.ˈða.lɐ](Brazilian Portuguese) [maɣ.ˈða.la](Caribbean Spanish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Either a short form of Magdalena or from the biblical village that Mary Magdalene was from, which means "tower" in Hebrew.

It is the name of a central character in the Agatha Christie mystery novel Peril at End House (1932), which features detective Hercule Poirot.
Added 1/29/2010 by anonymous
Edited 11/21/2023 by Sehentsin, SeaHorse15, erb816 and more