Details for the forename Magdalena

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Magdalena (female)


Variants:	Magdalen (F) Magdalene (F)
Diminutive(s):	Alena (F) Lena (F) Magda (F)
Pet Name(s):	Madzia (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Widely found throughout Europe, originally Hebrew "woman of Magdala", a village on Lake Galilee. In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire this name occurs rarely. See Magdalene for a full list of variants and short forms.