Magdalen
English
Pronunciation
- (given name) enPR: măgʹdə-lĭn, IPA(key): /ˈmæɡdəlɪn/
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- (Magdalen College) enPR: môdʹlĭn, IPA(key): /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
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- Homophone: maudlin (for Magdalen College sense)
Proper noun
Magdalen
- A female given name from Hebrew, variant of Magdalene
- 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel
- "We two," she said, "will seek the groves / Where the lady Mary is, / With her five handmaidens, whose names / Are five sweet symphonies, / Cecily, Gertrude, Magdalen, / Margaret and Rosalys.
- 1850, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, The Blessed Damozel
- (Oxford University, informal) Ellipsis of Magdalen College, Oxford..
Derived terms
- Magdalenite
- Magdalen-tide
- Maggers
Noun
Magdalen (plural Magdalens)
- Alternative form of Magdalene (“a reformed prostitute”)
Anagrams
- gameland