Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Madeline

MADELINE

Gender: Feminine

Pronounced: MAD-ə-lin (English), MAD-ə-lien (English), ma-də-LEEN (French), mad-LEEN (French) [key]

English form of MAGDALENE. This is the name of the heroine in a series of children's books by Ludwig Bemelmans, first published 1939.