Where does “Santa Maria Madalena” come from?

Santa Maria Madalena (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese Maria, from Old Portuguese Maria, from Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Santa Maria Madalena (Portuguese): Saint Mary Magdalene

Definitions

  1. Saint Mary Magdalene

Ancestry of “Santa Maria Madalena”, step by step

Santa Maria Madalena traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese Maria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMariaMary
2Old PortugueseMaria—
3LatinMariathe Virgin Mary
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם—
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

via Portuguese Madalena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseMadalenaMagdalene
2Hebrewמגדלtower
3Hebrewג־ד־לForming words relating to largeness or growth

via Portuguese santa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesesantafeminine singular of santo; holy; female saint
2Old Portuguesesanta—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →