Save Gender Feminine Usage Hungarian (Rare, Archaic, ?), English (Rare, Archaic, ?), Various (Rare, Archaic, ?) Pronounced Pron. mag-dah-LEE-nah(Hungarian, English) [key] Meaning & History Possibly an elaborated form of Magdolna.A well-known bearer of this name is actress Mariska Magdolina Hargitay.