Magdalene (given name)
Magdalene (derived from Hebrew "of Magdala") or Magda is a female name used in honor of Mary Magdalene in many countries including Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Greece (Μαγδαληνή, Μάγδα), Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Croatia (Magdalena), Portugal, Romania, Scandinavia, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain and may refer to:
People
- Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' followers
- Magdalene of Bavaria
- Magdalene of Brandenburg
- Magdalene of Nagasaki
- Magdalene Bärens, Danish artist
- Magdalene Teo, Brunei diplomat
- Magdalen Berns, British lesbian feminist activist
- Magda von Dolcke, Danish actor
- Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress of Polish descent
- Magda Davitt, Irish singer-songwriter formerly known as Sinéad O'Connor
- Magda Gabor, American socialite
- Magda Genuin, Italian cross country skier
- Magda Goebbels, wife of Joseph Goebbels
- Magda Ianculescu, Romanian operatic soprano
- Magda Ilands, Belgian long-distance runner
- Magda Kun, Hungarian stage and film actress
- Magda László, Hungarian opera singer
- Magda Lenkei, Hungarian freestyle swimmer
- Magda Linette, Polish tennis player
- Magda Lupescu, mistress of Carol II of Romania
- Magda Maros, Hungarian fencer
- Magdalene Odundo, Kenyan-British potter
- Magda Olivero, Italian opera singer
- Magdalene Louisa Pietersen (born 1956), South African politician
- Magda Peligrad, Romanian mathematician and mathematical statistician
- Magda Rurac, Romanian tennis player
- Magda Szabó, Hungarian novelist
- Magda Szubanski, Australian actress and TV presenter
Fictional characters
- Magda, a character from the James Bond film Octopussy, played by Kristina Wayborn
- Magdalene, a Marvel Comics character
- Magda Burlix, a character from The Edge Chronicles books
- Magda Czajkowski, a character from the soap opera EastEnders
- Magdalen Vanstone, a character from the novel No Name by Wilkie Collins
- Magdalena Haloway, a character from the novel Delirium by Lauren Oliver.
- Magda, a character from the Darkover series by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
- Magda Eisendhart, wife of the X-Men villain Magneto, and mother of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.
- Magda, Rick Spleen's housekeeper in BBC4 sitcom Lead Balloon.
- Maghda, an antagonist from the Diablo game series.
- Magdalene O. Moriah, or "Mom", the main antagonist of The Binding of Isaac and its remake.
- Magdalene Druckeryn, a character from the game Pentiment.
Songs
- "Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" a song by Joni Mitchell
- "The Magdalene Laundries", a song by Joni Mitchell
- "Magdalene (my regal zonophone)", a song by Procol Harum from the album Shine on Brightly
- "Magdalene", a song by Guy Clark from the album Workbench Songs
- "Kyrie for the Magdalene" track by Hans Zimmer from the album The Da Vinci Code
- "Magdalena", a song by Pixies from the album Indie Cindy
- "Magdalena", a song by A Perfect Circle from the album Mer de Noms
- "Me and Magdalena", a song by the Monkees
See also
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