Where does “María Magdalena” come from?

María Magdalena (Spanish) comes from Spanish María, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

María Magdalena (Spanish): Mary Magdalene biblical character

Definitions

  1. Mary Magdalene biblical character

Ancestry of “María Magdalena”, step by step

María Magdalena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish María

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMaríaMary
2LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
3Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
4Hebrewמִרְיָם
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Spanish Magdalena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishMagdalenamadeleine (cake)
2FrenchMadeleineMagdalene
3Ancient GreekΜαγδαληνήwoman from Magdala
4Ancient GreekΜαγδαλάMagdala
5Hebrewמגדלtower
6Hebrewג־ד־לForming words relating to largeness or growth

Words derived from “María Magdalena

Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים