Gender Feminine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. MAD-ə-lin, MAD-lin, MAD-ə-lien  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

English form of Madeleine. This is the name of the heroine in a series of children's books by the Austrian-American author Ludwig Bemelmans, first published 1939.

Related Names

DiminutivesMaddie, Maddy, Madi
Other Languages & CulturesMaialen(Basque) Magdalene(Biblical) Magdalene(Biblical Greek) Magdalene(Biblical Latin) Magdalena, Magdalina(Bulgarian) Magdalena(Catalan) Magdalena, Magda, Majda, Manda(Croatian) Magdaléna, Magdalena, Alena, Lenka, Madlenka, Magda(Czech) Magdalena, Lena, Magda, Malene(Danish) Magdalena, Lena, Madelon, Magda(Dutch) Matleena, Leena(Finnish) Madeleine, Magali, Madelon, Magalie, Magdeleine(French) Magdalena, Magdalene, Alena, Lena, Lene, Leni, Magda(German) Magdalini, Lena, Magda(Greek) Magdolna, Léna, Magda, Magdaléna, Magdi(Hungarian) Madailéin(Irish) Maddalena, Lena(Italian) Magdalena(Lithuanian) Magdalena(Macedonian) Madelen, Magdalena, Lena, Linn, Magda, Malene, Malin(Norwegian) Magali, Magdalena(Occitan) Magdalena, Lena, Magda(Polish) Madalena, Magda(Portuguese) Mădălina, Magdalena, Magda(Romanian) Magdalena, Manda(Serbian) Magdaléna, Alena, Lenka, Magda(Slovak) Magdalena, Alena, Alenka, Magda, Majda(Slovene) Magdalena, Malena(Spanish) Magaly(Spanish (Latin American)) Madeleine, Madelen, Magdalena, Lena, Linn, Magda, Malena, Malin(Swedish)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022