Meaning & History
Swedish and Spanish contracted form of Magdalena. In Spanish it can also be a contracted form of María Elena.
Related Names
Other Languages & CulturesMaddalen, Maialen, Matxalen, Madalen, Malen(Basque) Magdalene(Biblical) Magdalene(Biblical Greek) Magdalene(Biblical Latin) Magdalena, Magdalina(Bulgarian) Magdalena(Catalan) Magdalena, Magda, Majda, Manda, Mandica(Croatian) Magdaléna, Magdalena, Alena, Lenka, Madlenka, Magda(Czech) Magdalena, Lena, Magda, Malene(Danish) Magdalena, Lena, Madelon, Magda(Dutch) Madeleine, Madeline, Magdalen, Magdalena, Magdalene, Lena, Madalyn, Maddie, Maddy, Madelaine, Madelina, Madelyn, Madelynn, Madi, Madilyn, Madilynn, Madlyn, Madoline(English) Matleena, Leena(Finnish) Madeleine, Magali, Madelon, Magalie, Magdeleine(French) Magdalena, Magdalene, Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni, Magda(German) Magdalini, Lena, Magda(Greek) Magdolna, Léna, Magda, Magdaléna, Magdi(Hungarian) Madailéin(Irish) Maddalena, Lena(Italian) Magdalena(Lithuanian) Magdalena(Macedonian) Madelen, Magdalena, Lena, Linn, Magda, Malene, Malin(Norwegian) Magali, Magdalena(Occitan) Magdalena, Lena, Magda(Polish) Madalena, Magda(Portuguese) Mădălina, Magdalena, Magda(Romanian) Magdalena, Manda(Serbian) Magdaléna, Alena, Lenka, Magda(Slovak) Magdalena, Alena, Alenka, Magda, Majda(Slovene)
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Sweden: December 10