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Where does “Maudelen” come from?

Maudelen (Middle English) comes from Old French Madelaine, from Late Latin Magdalena.

Ancestry of “Maudelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchMadelaine—
2Late LatinMagdalena—

Words derived from “Maudelen”

  • maudlin
  • maudlinly
  • maudlinism
  • maudlinness
  • maudlinwort
Every word from Late Latin Magdalena →