Magdalena

Magdalena is the original version of the name Magdalene (the surname of Mary Magdalene), and is used in Czech, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Polish, Slovak, Georgian, Slovene among other languages.

Magdalena may also refer to:

In Culture and Entertainment

In Art

• Magdalena (comics),

In Film

• Anna Magdalena, a 1998 Hong Kong film
• Magdalena: Through Her Eyes, The true story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary Magdalene
• Magdalena, vom Teufel besessen, a 1974 German film based on The Exorcist.

In Music

• Magdalena: a Musical Adventure, a 1948 folk operetta by Heitor Villa-Lobos
• "Magdalena", a song by Donny Hathaway
• "Magdalena", a song by Brandon Flowers from his 2010 album Flamingo
• "Magdalena" a song by dEUS from their 1999 album the ideal crash
• "Magdalena" a song by Willie Nile from his 2009 album House Of A Thousand Guitars
• "Magdalena" a song by Danny O'Keefe from his 1973 album Breezy Stories
• "Magdalena", a song by A Perfect Circle from their 2000 album Mer de Noms
• "Magdalena", a song by Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention from the 1972 live album, Just Another Band from LA
• "Magalenha", a song by Sergio Mendes on Brasileiro which won the 1993 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album

In people

• Countess Magdalena of Waldeck (1558-1599), daughter of Philip IV of Waldeck-Wildungen
• Magdalena Abakanowicz (born 1930), Polish sculptor
• Magdalena Aicega (born 1973), Argentinian field hockey player
• Magdalena Álvarez (born 1952), Spanish politician
• Magdalena Andersdotter (1590-1650), Norwegian shipowner
• Magdalena Andersson (born 1954), Swedish politician
• Magdalena Barreiro, Ecuadoran Economy Minister and professor
• Magdalena Bartoş (born 1954), Romanian fencer
• Magdalena Hergert Becker (1878-1938), American pioneer missionary
• Magdalena Białas (born 1962), Polish swimmer
• Magdaléna Borová (born 1981), Czech actress
• Magdalena Cielecka (born 1972), Polish film and theatre actress
• Magdalena de la Cruz (1487–1560), Spanish nun
• Magdalena Decilio (born 1983), Argentinian handball player
• Magdalena Dziurlikowska (born 1975), Swedish artist and art critic
• Magdalena Ekert (born 1988), Polish tennis player
• Magdalena Feistel (born 1970), Polish tennis player
• Magdalena Forsberg (born 1967), Swedish cross country skier and biathlete
• Magdalena Frackowiak (born 1984), Polish fashion model
• Magdalena Fransson (born 1972), Swedish politician
• Magdalena Fularczyk (born 1986), Polish rower
• Magdalena Georgieva (born 1962), Bulgarian rower
• Magdalena Graaf (born 1975), Swedish model, singer, and author
• Magdalena Grzybowska (born 1978), Polish tennis player
• Magdaléna Hajóssyová (born 1946), Slovak singer
• Magdalena Sibylla of Hesse-Darmstadt (1652-1712), regent of the Duchy of Württemberg and German composer of baroque hymns
• Magdalena Jalandoni (1891-1978), Filipino writer
• Magdalena Kemnitz (born 1985), Polish rower
• Magdalena Khristova (born 1977), Bulgarian athlete
• Magdalena Kiszczyńska (born 1988), Polish tennis player
• Magdalena Kochan (born 1950), Polish politician
• Magdalena Kopp (born 1948), German photographer and member of the Frankfurt Revolutionary Cells
• Magdalena Kožená (born 1973), Czech singer
• Magdalena Kozioł (born 1981), Polish judoka
• Magdalena Krukowska, Polish sprint canoer
• Magdalena Kuras (born 1988), Swedish swimmer
• Magdalena Lamparska (born 1988), Polish film and theater actress
• Magdalena Leska (born 1984), Polish-American figure skater
• Magdalena Lewy-Boulet (born 1973), American runner
• Magdalena Luther (1529-1542), third child German priest Martin Luther
• Magdalena Maleeva (born 1975), Bulgarian tennis player
• Magdalena Matte (born 1950), Chilean civil engineer, businesswoman and politician
• Magdalena Mielcarz (born 1978), Polish actress and model
• Magdalena Mikloş (born 1948), Romanian handball player
• Magdalena Moons (1541-1613), famous for her role during the Dutch war of liberation
• Magdalena Ortega de Nariño (1762-1811), wife of Antonio Nariño
• Magdalena Sibylla of Neidschutz (1675-1694), German noblewoman and the mistress of John George IV, Elector of Saxony
• Magdalena Neuner (born 1987), German biathlete
• Magdalena Nieć, Polish actress
• Magdalena Pajala (born 1988), Swedish cross country skier
• Magdalena Paraschiv (born 1982), Romanian handball player
• Magdalena van de Passe (1600-1638), Dutch engraver
• Magdalena de Pazzi (1566-1607), Italian saint
• Magdalena Petit (1903–1968), Chilean writer
• Magdalena Dobromila Rettigová (1785-1845), Czech cookbook writer
• Magdalena Rivas, American model
• Magdalena Różczka (born 1978), Polish actress
• Magdalena Rudenschöld (1766-1823), Swedish member of the nobility and a lady-in-waiting
• Magdaléna Rybáriková (born 1988), Slovakian tennis player
• Magdalena Samozwaniec (1894-1972), Polish writer
• Magdalena Sánchez (1915-2005), Venezuelan singer
• Magdalena of Saxony (1507-1534), Margravine of Brandenburg, its "Electoral Princess"
• Magdalena Schmidt (born 1949), German gymnast
• Magdalena Schnurr (born 1992), German ski jumper
• Magdalena Sibylle of Saxe-Weissenfels (1648-1681), German noblewoman
• Magdalena Śliwa (born 1969), Polish volleyball player
• Magdalena Solís, Mexican serial killer
• Magdalena Sroczyńska, Polish pair skater
• Magdalena Środa (born 1957), Polish philosopher, professor, author
• Magdalena Stenbock (1649–1727), politically active Swedish Noble (countess) and salon holder
• Magdalena Streijffert (born 1977), Swedish politician
• Magdalena of Sweden (1445-1495), Swedish princess, daughter of King Charles VIII of Sweden
• Magdalena Trzebiatowska, Polish painter
• Magdalena Tul (born 1980), Polish singer and composer
• Magdalena Tulli (born 1955), Polish novelist
• Magdalena of Valois (1443-1495), daughter of Charles VII of France and Marie of Anjou, and regent of Navarre
• Magdaléna Vášáryová (born 1948), Slovak actress and diplomat
• Magdalena Walach (born 1976), Polish film and theater actress
• Magdalena Wójcik (born 1975), Polish singer and lead member of the Polish band Goya
• Magdalena Wilhelmine of Württemberg (1677-1742), margravine of Baden
• Magdalena Wróbel (born 1975), Polish model
• Magdalena Wunderlich (born 1952), German slalom canoer
• Magdalena Zawadzka (born 1944), Polish stage and film actress
• Magdaléna Zimová (born 1974), Slovak actress
• Princess Magdalena Reuss of Köstritz (1920-2009), wife of Prince Hubertus of Prussia

In places

Argentina

• Magdalena, Buenos Aires, the district capital of Magdalena Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
• Magdalena Partido, a partido located in the north eastern part of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Bolivia

• Magdalena, Beni, municipal section in Bolivia
• Magdalena, Pando, in Bolivia

Chile

• Magdalena Channel, channel joining the Strait of Magellan with Cockburn Channel
• Magdalena Island, Aisén Region, island in southern Chile
• Magdalena Island, Magallanes Region, a small island in the Strait of Magellan, Chile

Columbia

• Central Magdalena Province, province in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
• Lower Magdalena Province, province in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
• Magdalena Department, in Colombia (previously the State of Magdalena, during the United States of Colombia period)
• Magdalena Medio Antioquia, a subregion in the Colombian Department of Antioquia
• Magdalena River, in Colombia
• Magdalena Valley, in Colombia
• Upper Magdalena Province, province in the Cundinamarca Department, Colombia

Honduras

• Magdalena, Intibucá, a municipality in Honduras

Mexico

• Isla Magdalena (Baja California Sur), an island off the Pacific Ocean coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur
• Magdalena Bay, bay along the western coast of the Mexican state of Baja California Sur
• Magdalena Contreras, one of the 16 delegaciones (boroughs) into which Mexico's Federal District is divided
• Magdalena de Kino, a city in the state of Sonora, Mexico
• Magdalena Municipality, Veracruz, a Municipality in Veracruz, Mexico

Peru

• Magdalena del Mar, a district of the Lima Province in Peru
• Magdalena District, Cajamarca, a district of the province Cajamarca in Peru
• Magdalena District, Chachapoyas, in the province of Chachapoyas, Peru

Philippines

• Magdalena, Laguna, a municipality in the Philippines

Slovenia

• Magdalena, Maribor, suburb of Maribor, Slovenia

Spain

• Magdalena Peninsula, peninsula along the north coast of Spain

United States

• Magdalena Mountains, in west-central New Mexico, United States
• Magdalena National Forest, in New Mexico
• Magdalena, New Mexico, in United States

In ships

• RMS Magdalena, a number of ships with this name
• SS Magdalena, a number of ships with this name

In other uses

• Magdalena, a type of Spanish muffin
• 318 Magdalena, a large Main belt asteroid