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Meaning of name Madeline

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Meaning

The name Madeline has the following meaning:

A woman from Magdala. Often associated with Mary Magdalene, a woman who was rid of seven demons by Jesus Christ.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Madeline is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 60 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Madeline fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 8 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 64 in the Top 1000 charts.

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

Origins

The name Madeline is very likely a(n) French variant of the name Magdalene. See other suggested French girl baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Magdalene.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Madeline and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Madeline: Boys - Damasus, Damian, Nereus, Nestor, Orion, Girls - Athena, Cleopatra, Drea, Rhea, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara

Variants

The name Madeline is a variant of Magdalene. Other popular variants of the name Magdalene are: Mada, Madalaina, Madalyn, Maddalena (Italian), Madel, Madelayne, Madeline (French), Madelon, Madena, Madia, Madilyn, Madina (Spanish), Madolyn, Magdalen (English), Magdalena (Swedish), Magdalini, Mahda (Russian), Malin (Dutch)

Style

We think the name Madeline should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

See other Ladylike girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Madeline to be: Trusting, and easy-going person

In one word, you might describe Madeline as a(n) "tall" person.

See other "tall" names for girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Magdalene for names of some famous persons with the name Madeline or Magdalene (or their variants).
Madison (2)
Mia (36)
Maria (42)
Mary (55)
Michelle (64)
Melissa (90)
Melanie (98)
Molly (103)
Mya (124)
Margaret (127)
Melvine
Mille
Montese
Meranda
Myrtisa
Mertle
Mercede
Mariyah
Meleda
Monise
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