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Madalena.

Mary Magdalene (biblical figure)

8 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

name/ma.daˈlẽ.nɐ/Brazil/mɐ.dɐˈle.nɐ/Portugal[mɐ.ðɐˈle.nɐ]Portugal/mɐ.dɐˈlɛ.nɐ/Portugal
  1. Mary Magdalene (biblical figure)

    feminine
  2. a female given name from Hebrew

    feminine
  3. a village and municipality of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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

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