Maddalina as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Maddalina

What is the meaning of the name Maddalina ?

The baby name Maddalina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced /mad.daˈli.na/ — mad-da-LEE-na (Italian).

Maddalina is Italian in Origin.

Maddalina is an Italian regional and diminutive-shaped variant of Maddalena, the Italian form of Magdalene. The lineage runs Latin Magdalena < Greek Magdalēnē, “woman from Magdala,” ultimately linked to Hebrew/Aramaic migdal, “tower.” As such, Maddalina carries the senses “of Magdala” and by extension “tower/fortress.” The cult of Saint Mary Magdalene made the name widespread across medieval Christian Europe; various Italian parish registers, especially in the north, note Maddalina alongside Maddalena, and the spelling also surfaces as a surname. Feast-day associations on 22 July support occasional modern use, though the form remains rarer than Maddalena. International variants include Magdalena, Magdalene, Madeleine/Madeline, Madelene, Maddalena, Romanian Mădălina/Madalina, Malena, Marlene, Magda, Lena, and Alena; short forms in Italian and beyond include Lina, Lena, and colloquial Madda or Maddi.

⚙ Maddalina is far from common. In all, it turns up just 16 times, across 1 country.