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Madeleine, or Madeline has biblical origins. The name Magdalena is derived from the Aramaic term "Magdala" (מגדלא), meaning "tower" or "elevated, great." It refers to the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee, traditionally identified as the hometown of Mary Magdalene (Mary of Magdala), a prominent figure in the New Testament who was a follower of Jesus.
Mary Magdalene [a] (sometimes called Mary of Magdala, or simply the Magdalene or the Madeleine) was a woman who, according to the four canonical gospels, traveled with Jesus as one of his followers and was a witness to his crucifixion and resurrection. [1]
Mary was the 179th most popular name for girls born in England and Wales in 2007. [citation needed] In the United States, Mary was consistently the most popular name for girls from 1880 until 1961. It was still the most common name for women and girls in the United States in the 1990 census. [4]
Magdalena is the original version of the given name Magdalene (the surname of Mary Magdalene), and is used in West Slavic (Czech, Polish and Slovak), Hungarian, German, Lithuanian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Georgian, and other languages. Notable persons with the name include: Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590), abbess
Magdalene (derived from Hebrew "of Magdala") or Magda is a female name used in honor of Mary Magdalene in many countries including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece (Μαγδαληνή, Μάγδα), Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Croatia (Magdalena), Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain and may refer to:
The Quran states: "O Mary, indeed Allāh has chosen you and purified you and chosen you above the women of the worlds.". [49] Sa’imah: She who fasts. Mary is reported to fast one-half of a year in some Muslim traditions. Many other names of Mary can be found in various other books and religious collections.
Mara can be either a surname or a (usually female) first name. Mara is Irish for ocean. Mary Magdalene by José de Ribera (1641). As a surname, it may be: Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal names Mária, Márkus (Hungarian form of Marcus or Mark) or Márton (Hungarian form of Martin), or from a short form of the old ecclesiastical name Marcel;
Magdalene or Magdalen may refer to: Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus; Magdalene (given name), a feminine given name (including a list of people with the name) Magdalen Islands, an archipelago in Quebec, Canada; Magdalene asylum or Magdalene Laundries, Catholic institutions for “fallen women” Magdalene (comics), a Marvel Comics character