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Madeleine
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madeleine
English
Etymology
From en fr Madeleine. en Magdalene.
Pronunciation
en /ˈmæd(ə)lɪn/ /ˈmædəlaɪn/
en LL-Q7976 (mis)-Msyds-Madeleine.wav GA
Proper noun
en female French Madeline.
en 1967 w:Joan G. Robinson When Marnie Was There 185 HarperCollins 2014 978-0-00-759135-0 "We've been making up the most glamorous names for you, Marguerite and Marlene and Madeleine―""And Melanie and Marianne and Marietta," put in Jane.
Derived terms
en Madelynn
Related terms
en Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Translations
female given name Madeline
French
Etymology
fr :inh la:Magdalēna
fr la Magdalēna. fr Magdaléna.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-Madeleine.wav <<Canada>> (<<Shawinigan>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-Madeleine.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>)
fr Made leine
Proper noun
f
fr female Madeline,Magdalene
— M. Léon, disait le pharmacien, avec qui j’en causais l’autre jour, s’étonne que vous ne choisissiez point Madeleine, qui est excessivement à la mode maintenant.Mais la mère Bovary se récria bien fort sur ce nom de pécheresse. "Monsieur Leon," said the chemist, "with whom I was talking about it the other day, wonders you do not chose Madeleine. It is very much in fashion just now."But Madame Bovary, senior, cried out loudly against this name of a sinner. w:Eleanor Marx 1886 Madame Bovary
Related terms
fr Marie-Madeleine
References
MeilleursPrénoms, based on INSEE data: 144 594 females named Madeleine in France in 1900 - 2009, with the popularity peak in 1920. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
German
Etymology
de fr Madeleine. de Magdalena.
Pronunciation
de De-Madeleine.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
f,s.gen:s:-
de female
Declension
f,s.gen:s:-
Noun
f,s or
n,s,s
madeleine small cake
Declension
f,s
n,s,s
Derived terms
de Madeleine-Effekt
Related terms
de Magdalena
Norwegian
Alternative forms
no Madelen
Etymology
From no fr Madeleine.
Proper noun
no female
Related terms
no Magdalena
no Malene
no Malin
References
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1785 females with the given name Madeleine living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Madelene
Etymology
From sv fr Madeleine. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1788.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Madeleine.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
Related terms
sv Magdalena
sv Malin
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån: 21 874 females with the given name Madeleine living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.