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Magdalene f. Latin Magdalena, Ancient Greek Μαγδαληνή 'Magdalen, woman from Magdala'.

The epithet of the biblical Mary Magdalene. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Maudeleyn, Maudeleyne.

Belgium
Dutch
1597x1598 Magdaleen BoonenGes p. 360, Magdalena ibid. p. 324, Magdalene ibid. p. 340
Early New High German
1572 Magdalena MHCG2 342
England
Latin
1551 Magdalena (nom) StMartF p. 57; 1554 Magdalena (nom) ibid. p. 58; 1559 Magdalena (nom) ibid. p. 59; 1560 Magdalena (nom) ibid. p. 60
Dutch
1573 Magdalena AuFr Hembach; 1580 Magdalena ibid. Dungen, Magdalene ibid. Willems; 1582 Madeleene ibid. Backens; 1583 Magdalena ibid. Meteren; 1586 Magdaleene ibid. Geeraerts; 1589 Magdalena ibid. Caliau; 1590 Magdalena ibid. Winterbeke; 1592 Magdalena ibid. Costere, Magdalene ibid. Loopere; 1594 Magdaleene ibid. p. 88; 1595 Magdaleene ibid. Kempen, Magdalena ibid. Geeraerts; 1596 Magdalena ibid. Man
Early Modern English
1548 Maudlin StAnthonlin p. 6, Maudlyn ibid. p. 7; 1549 Maudlin ibid. p. 7; 1559 Madylyne DU-DSMMar; 1563 Maudlin COmar-vol2 p. 47, StAnthonlin p. 16; 1569 Maudlen RegBisham p. 19; 1575 Mawdlen RegBath p. 3; 1579 Magdalen DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1580 Mawdlen RegBath p. 4; 1582 Maudlin DEmar-vol2 p. 7; 1586 Magdelin StAnthonlin p. 31, Maudlin RegPat p. 106; 1588 Magdalen DEmar-vol1 p. 85; 1588/9 Mawdlen HAmar-vol9 p. 3; 1589 Maugdelin CAmar-vol1 p. 4; 1590 Magdalen RegPat p. 109; 1592 Maudlin bruton1 p. 52; 1597 Magdeulin StAnthonlin p. 38; 1598 Madelyn ibid. p. 39
Middle French
1568 madalaine WCS p. 4; 1570 Madalaingne ibid. p. 83, madalaine ibid. p. 83; 1572 Madaleigne ibid. p. 7; 1574 madalaigne ibid. p. 10; 1576 Madaligne ibid. p. 42; 1577 Madalaigne ibid. p. 12; 1578 Mâdaline ibid. p. 43; 1579 madalaine ibid. p. 15; 1580 Madalaigne ibid. p. 15; 1581 Madalaine ibid. p. 16, Madaline ibid. p. 102; 1583 Magdalaine ibid. p. 103; 1584 Magdalaine ibid. p. 88; 1586 Magdalene ibid. p. 19; 1587 Magdaleine ibid. p. 47; 1588 Magdaleine ibid. p. 22; 1589 Magdalaine ibid. p. 48, Magdaleine ibid. p. 48; 1592 Magaleine ibid. p. 50, Magdaleine ibid. p. 24; 1593 Magdaleine ibid. p. 24; 1594 Magdaleine ibid. p. 50; 1595 Magdaleine ibid. p. 51; 1596 Magdaleine ibid. p. 26; 1597 Magdalaine ibid. p. 52, Magdaleine ibid. p. 91; 1598 Magdaleine ibid. p. 27; 1599 Magdaleine ibid. p. 27
Walloon
1581/2 Magdalene RWC p. 562; 1581 Magdalene ibid. p. 562; 1582 Magdalene ibid. p. 563; 1582/3 Magdelaine ibid. p. 5; 1583 Magdalene ibid. p. 7; 1584 Magdalene ibid. p. 8; 1590/1 Magdalaine ibid. p. 15; 1590 Magdaleine ibid. p. 13, Magdalene ibid. p. 13; 1591 Magdalaine ibid. p. 17, Magdalene ibid. p. 563; 1592 Magdelaine ibid. p. 23; 1592/3 Magdelaine ibid. p. 26; 1592 Magdeleine ibid. p. 22; 1593 Madelaine ibid. p. 28; 1593/4 Magdalaine ibid. p. 30; 1593 Magdelaine ibid. p. 28; 1593/4 Magdelaine ibid. p. 31; 1594 Magdelaine ibid. p. 34; 1594/5 Magdelaine ibid. p. 35; 1595 Magdelaine ibid. p. 39; 1595/6 Magdelaine ibid. p. 40; 1596 Magdelaine ibid. p. 41; 1596/7 Magdelaine ibid. p. 45; 1597 Magdelaine ibid. p. 47; 1597/8 Magdelaine ibid. p. 48; 1598 Magdelaine ibid. p. 48; 1598/9 Magdelaine ibid. p. 51; 1599 Magdelaine ibid. p. 52
France
Latin
c823 Magdalena (nom) irminon-vol2 4, p. 22
Middle French
1561 Magdaleine RegPCC-1 p. 3; 1562 Magdaleine ibid. p. 15, Magdeleine ibid. p. 10; 1563 Madaleine ibid. p. 27, Magdaleine ibid. p. 18, Magdalène ibid. p. 39, Magdeleine ibid. p. 32; 1564 Madalène ibid. p. 53, Magdaleine ibid. p. 79, Magdalene ibid. p. 88, Magdalène ibid. p. 49, Magdeleine ibid. p. 45; 1565 Magdaleine ibid. p. 165, Magdalene ibid. p. 134, Magdalène ibid. p. 108, Magdelène ibid. p. 126; 1566 Magdalène ibid. p. 212; 1567 Madalène ibid. p. 306, Magdalène ibid. p. 285; 1568 Magdaleine ibid. p. 378, Magdalène ibid. p. 364; 1570 Magdalène ibid. p. 424; 1571 Magdalene ibid. p. 575, Magdalène ibid. p. 436; 1572 Magdalène ibid. p. 486; 1587 Magdalenne RTFProvins 301
Germany
Early New High German
1407 Madlenen (dat) mairhofer DCLXXXII; 1497 Madalena Nurn1497 216, Madlen ibid. 1912
Italy
Latin
1366 Madalena (nom) Livi 73, Maddalenam (acc) ibid. 19, Magdalenam (acc) ibid. 31; 1367 Madalenam (acc) ibid. 140, Maddalena (nom) ibid. 148; 1368 Madalenam (acc) ibid. 216, Magdalena (nom) ibid. 203; 1369 Magdalena (nom) ibid. 240, Magdalenam (acc) ibid. 253
Italian
1513x1521 Magdalena LeoX p. 22
Latvia
Middle Low German
1466 Magdalena Mettig1892 p. 11; 1507 Magdalene Arbusow p. 90; 1513 Maghdalena Mettig1892 p. 11; 1515 Magdalena ibid. p. 11; 1523 Magdalena Arbusow p. 99; 1549 Magdalena ibid. p. 99; 1558 Madlene Arbuzov1920 p. 46; 1561 Maddalena ibid. p. 46
Spain
Catalan
1510 Magdalena valencia1510 3581
Spanish
1575 Magdalena Catalogo-5.2 3806; 1576 Magdalena ibid. 3875
Switzerland
Middle French
1501 Magdelaine MHCG2 271; 1555 Magdalleyne ibid. 337
Cite as: A. Brown, R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Magdalene". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Magdalene.