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Magdalena

ማግዳሌና

/mag-dah-LEH-nah/Amharic & Swahili · a girl’s name

Woman from Magdala.

In Amharic

How to say it
mag-dah-LEH-nah
Traditional Amharic spelling
ማግዳሌና
Used in
Ethiopia
How common
rare

In Swahili

How to say it
mag-dah-LAY-nah
Given to
Girls
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

Magdalena

Nicknames & short forms

Lena