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Meaning of name Madeleine

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Meaning

The name Madeleine has the following meaning:

A form of the name Magdalene meaning "A woman from Magdala".
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Madeleine is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 302 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Madeleine fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 59 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 331 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Madeleine in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Madeleine is pronounced as mad-uh-leen

Origins

Madeleine originates from the French language.
See other suggested French girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Madeleine and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Madeleine: Boys - Delroy, Gilbert, Jaquez, Lowell, Marshall, Montgomery, Quincy, Girls - Antoinette, Ila, Paige, Richelle, Yvette, Both genders - Noel

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Madeleine: Madaleine, Madalene (Italian), Madaliene, Madalyne, Madalynn, Maddi, Maddie, Maddy, Madelaine (French), Madelena, Madelene, Madelina (Russian), Madella (French), Madelle (French), Madelyn, Madelynn, Madlen, Madline, Madlyn, Madoline, Mady, Magdalene, Magdaline, Mahad (Russian), Maidel, Maighdlin, Malena (Dutch), Marlean, Marlen, Marlyne

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Madeleine are: Maddy

Style

We think the name Madeleine should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Madeleine to be: Rich, classy, friendly and happy lady

In one word, you might describe Madeleine as a(n) "classy" person.

See other "classy" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Madeleine (or its variants) are:

Madeleine Korbel Albright, born on 15 May, a famous politician. Madeleine Korbel Albright's background: The first woman to become United States Secretary of State.

Madeleine May Kunin, born on 28 September , a famous politician. Madeleine May Kunin's background: A Swiss-American diplomat and politician. She was the Governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991, as a member of the Democratic Party.

Madeleine L'Engle, born on 29 November, a famous writer. Madeleine L'Engle's background: An American writer best known for her Young Adult fiction, particularly the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Many Waters.
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