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, Romania, Georgia, Germany, Greece (Μαγδα), Poland, Spain, Scandinavia, Slovakia and Slovenia and may refer to:

People

• Magdalene of Bavaria
• Magdalene of Brandenburg
• Magdalene of Nagasaki
• Magdalene Bärens, Danish artist
• Magda von Dolcke, Danish actor
• Magda Apanowicz, Canadian actress of Polish descent
• Magda Gabor, American socialite
• Magda Genuin, Italian cross country skier
• Magda Goebbels, wife of Joseph Goebbels
• Magda Ilands, Belgian long-distance runner
• Magda László, Hungarian opera singer
• Magda Lenkei, Hungarian freestyle swimmer
• Magda Lupescu, mistress of Carol II of Romania
• Magda Maros, Hungarian fencer
• Magdalene Odundo, Kenyan-British potter
• Magda Olivero, Italian opera singer
• 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, wife of the X-Men villain, Magneto and mother of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver.

Songs

• "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

See also

• Magdalena (disambiguation)
• Madeline (name)
• Madeleine (name)