Madalena

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Magdalena (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Madalena, after the town of Magdala, from Hebrew מגדל (migdál, “tower”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.daˈlẽ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.daˈle.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dɐˈlɛ.nɐ/ [mɐ.ðɐˈlɛ.nɐ], /mɐ.dɐˈle.nɐ/ [mɐ.ðɐˈle.nɐ]

Audio (Portugal) (file)
Homophone: madalena
Hyphenation: Ma‧da‧le‧na

Proper noun

Madalena f

Mary Magdalene (biblical figure)
Synonyms: Maria, Maria Madalena, Santa Maria
a female given name from Hebrew
A village and municipality of the Azores, Portugal

Related terms

madalenense

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