First name origins & meanings:
- Greek: High tower
- Hebrew: Woman from Magdala; variation of Magdalene
- Old English: Maiden
First name variations: Marlene, Magdalene, Magdalen, Magdalena, Maigarena, Mayalen, Madeleine, Madleen, Madalynn, Madelynne, Madelaine, Madalena, Madelon, Madelyn, Madlin, Madigan, Marleen, Marlena, Marline, Maighdlin, Maudlin, Malina, Magda, Maddy, Maddie, Matty, Mala, Mae, May, Lena, Lene, Magdaline, Maddalena, Madeline, Maidie, Maidy, Maidel, Mayda, Maida
Last name origins & meanings:
- Hungarian (Mády): habitational name for someone from
a place called Mád in Zemplén county, or Mad in Pozsony county,
now in Slovakia.
- Muslim: variant of Mahdi.