Given name & surname

Mad

“woman from Magdala”

In English use, Mad is a diminutive of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In English use, Mad is a diminutive of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In English use, Mad is a diminutive of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In English usage, Mad is a diminutive of Madeline.

Mad’s family of names

In English usage, Mad is a diminutive of Madeline.

Walk Mad’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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