Meanings
- A female given name, variant of Magdalene.
His wife was Miss Magdalena Drach, daughter of Peter Drach of Greenport.
1916 March 9, “Canada Drives Out 2 Lutheran Pastors […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC2 more examples
Miss Magdalena Greenslet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Greenslet of Boston and Ipswich, was married here today to John H. Finley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. John H. Finley of New York.
1933 June 11, “John H. Finley Jr. Weds Boston Girl […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLCThe marriage of Miss Magdalena Vanderlyn, daughter of Mrs. Edward Sears Haviland of St. Petersburg, Fla., and the late Joseph Hasbrouck Vanderlyn, to Richard Hutchins Whelpley, son of Mrs. John I. Lane of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and Avard E. Whelpley of Rochester, took place here this afternoon in the garden of the Interlaken Inn.
1936 September 13, “Miss Vanderlyn Is Wed in Garden […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC - A department in northern Colombia.
- A river in Colombia.
It was 2 a.m. on our first night cruising Colombia’s Rio Magdalena when I woke up, rolled over, and saw what looked like a log in the water.
2026 May 26, Jeri Clausing, “This Remote South American Region Is a Dream Wilderness Destination That Can Now Be Explored by River”, in AFAR - A municipality of Honduras.
- A municipality of Laguna, Philippines.
- A village in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States.
Origin
- SpanishMagdalena
- EnglishMagdalena
Borrowed from Spanish Magdalena. Doublet of Magdalene and Madeline.
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Magdalena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magdalena
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