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For the Dutch pronunciation of Magdalena, you can listen to the audio clips featured on the websites below:https://nl.wiktionary.org/wiki/Magdalena (in Dutch)
https://nl.forvo.com/search/Magdalena/nl/ (in Dutch)
https://youtu.be/9JXg0vLV0D0 (in Dutch; the name is said at 0:02 and 0:31 and 1:14)Converted to IPA, it should be: /mɑɣ.da:.'le:.na:/ [noted -ed]
Variant English Pronunciation: mag-də-LEE-nə.
Mag-da-LEH-na (Polish), makh-da-LEH-na (German, Dutch), mang-da-LEH-na (Swedish), mow-a-LEH-na (Danish), magh-dha-LEH-na (Spanish), məg-də-LEH-nə (Catalan), MAG-da-leh-na (Czech), mag-də-LAY-nə (English)
It could also be pronounced Mag-duh-lee-nah which to me is better than the other pronunciations.
We pronounce this name 'Magdalehna' though some people say Magdaleeena. We named our third daughter Magdalena Maria, in honour of Mary Magdalene... Feastday 22nd of July for Orthodox and Catholics alike.
Pronounced mug-dah-LAY-nah in Germany. [noted -ed]
Listen to the German pronunciation of Magdalena here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

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