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Magdalena
mag-duh-LEH-nuh
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1
A female first name, a variant of Magdalene.
"Magdalena is a popular name across Spanish- and Polish-speaking countries."
2
A major river and department in northern Colombia.
"The Magdalena River runs the length of Colombia to the Caribbean."
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Etymology
From Spanish Magdalena, ultimately from the biblical epithet "of Magdala," shared with the English names Magdalene and Madeline.