Magdalene

Meanings

Proper Noun

• A female given name from Hebrew
• Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus.

Noun

• A reformed prostitute.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή, byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from Μαγδαλά, the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from Hebrew מגדל). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. Madeleine.