Given name
Magdolna
“woman from Magdala”
Magdolna is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Magdolna is a variant of Madeline. One Hebrew interpretation is “woman from Magdala.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Magdolna is a variant of Madeline. An origin associated with Madeline is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
Magdolna’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Magdolna has a diminutive in Magdi. Magdolna shares a linguistic root with Magdalene. Magdolna has a related form in Madeline.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Magdolna has relatives in 4 languages.
8 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Magdolna
- Magdi RúzsaSerbian-born Hungarian singerborn 1985
- Magda MarosHungarian fencerborn 1951
- Magdolna Nyári-Kovácsfencer (1921–2005)
- Magdolna PurglyHungarian noble (1881-1959)
- Magdolna ZimányiHungarian mathematician, computer scientist1934–2016
- Magdolna CsathHungarian economist and university teacherborn 1943
- Magdolna KomkaHungarian high jumper1949–2024
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