Magdalene

English Etymology From en grc Μαγδαληνή woman from Magdala, byname of the biblical Mary Magdalene, "Mary of Magdala", from grc Μαγδαλά, the name of a village on Lake Galilee (the name of which derives from en he מגדל tower migdál). Generic use comes from the traditional association of Mary Magdalene with the "woman which was a sinner" mentioned in Luke 7:37. en Madeleine Magdalen Magdalena Maudlin. Pronunciation en /ˈmæɡdəlin/ RP,GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Magdalene.wav Southern England en /ˈmeɪ̯ɡdəlin/ Upper Midwestern US,Pacific Northwest,CA en /ˈmɔːdlɪn/ certain placenames in Oxford and Cambridge, varieties of fruit en Mag de lin Proper noun en female Hebrew. en Dennis Webster 'An indictment of South Africa': whites-only town Orania is booming w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/24/an-indictment-of-south-africa-whites-only-town-orania-is-booming 2019-10-24 October in Orania can be charming. When the sun sets, long ribbons of burnt orange settle on the horizon. The flies and mosquitoes that come with the oppressive summer heat haven’t arrived yet. It is Magdalene Kleynhans’ favourite time of year. “You can sit outside until late into the night,” says the businesswoman, whose family spend much of their time outdoors. Her children fish from the banks of the Orange River whenever they choose. Kleynhans leaves the house unlocked. “It’s a good life. It’s a big privilege.” https://web.archive.org/web/20220329100257/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/oct/24/an-indictment-of-south-africa-whites-only-town-orania-is-booming Mary Magdalene, a disciple of Jesus. Luke 8 1-2 and the twelue were with him, And certaine women which had bene healed of euill spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene out of whom went seuen deuils en Cantab informal en w:Magdalene College, Cambridge. Derived terms en Magdalenian Magdalene asylum Magdalene Islands Magdalene laundry maudlin Related terms en Lena Maddy Maddie Magdalen Madeleine Madeline Madelyn Translations female given name Aghwan: xag 𐕌𐔰𐔳𐔴𐔾𐔰𐕒𐕡𐕎 Belarusian: be Магдале́на f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 瑪達肋納 Mǎdálèinà Catholic Czech: cs Magdaléna f Danish: da Magdalene Estonian: et Madli Faroese: fo Magdalena f Finnish: fi Matleena French: fr Madeleine Galician: gl Madalena f German: de Magdalena Greek: el Μαγδαληνή Greenlandic: kl Mattaliit Hungarian: hu Magdolna Inuktitut: iu ᒫᒡᑕᓕᓐ Irish: ga Madailéin Italian: it Maddalena Norwegian: no Magdalena Occitan: oc Magdalena f Polish: pl Magdalena f Portuguese: pt Madalena Romanian: ro Magdalena, ro Mădălina f Russian: ru Магдали́на f Spanish: es Magdalena Swedish: sv Magdalena biblical character Mary Magdalene Noun A reformed prostitute. 1906 John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga: The Man of Property: Interlude: "Trying to help women who've come to grief." Old Jolyon didn't quite understand. "To grief?" he repeated; then realised with a shock that she meant exactly what he would have meant himself if he had used that expression. Assisting the Magdalenes of London! Danish Proper noun da proper noun da female of biblical origin Related terms da Magda Malene Lena Lene German Pronunciation de De-Magdalene.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun de female Magdalena