noun
- a feminine name: dim. Lena; var. Madeline, Madelyn
- Bible Mary Magdalene: Luke 8:2 (identified with the repentant woman in Luke 7:37)
- Archaic a reformed and repentant prostitute
- Brit., Archaic a reformatory for prostitutes
Origin:
LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Magdalēne, lit., of Magdala, after Magdala, town on the Sea of Galilee