Maddalena

It’s beautiful! I love Madeline as a name, but this is so pretty. A Maddalena could go by Madeleine (Madelyn, Madeline), Maddie or even Mads. It’s such a gorgeous name. It was also the name of my great-great-great-great grandmother in Italy in the 1800s, which proves how long it has lasted. I can picture calling a Maddalena Madeline or Maddie. Middle names could be Maddalena Rose, Maddalena Rosalie, Maddalena Jade, Maddalena Lily, Maddalena Elizabeth, and Maddalena Elisabetta(that one might be too long), Maddalena Jane, and Maddalena Catherine.

Beautiful.

This is my mother's name and I absolutely adore it, it's one of my favorite names. When I was little and heard of people named Madeline I always kind of scrunched up my nose and thought 'my mother's name is prettier'.

This is really pretty - from the spelling to the way it sounds. Just added to my PNL. :-)

Maddalena is so much prettier than Magdalena! I really love the name Maddalena!

Boom. Did you hear that? This name is the BOMB.
Way better than Madeline, in my opinion, because I LOVE the -lena and no one will get confused on how to pronounce it.

I love it, it is poetic. My great grandmother's name, from southern Italy.

I think this name would be adorable for a little girl if it is a name she was called by or a middle name. You could nickname her Maddie or Lena. Plus, there is no overly religious (or in that case a bit scandalous after a book or two).