name A female first name, a variant of Magdalene.
- Magdalena is a popular name across Spanish- and Polish-speaking countries.
- His wife was Miss Magdalena Drach, daughter of Peter Drach of Greenport.
— , Canada Drives Out 2 Lutheran Pastors […] (1916)
- Miss Magdalena Greenslet, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferris Greenslet of Boston and Ipswich, was married here today to John H. Finley Jr., son of Dr. and Mrs. John H. Finley of New York.
— , John H. Finley Jr. Weds Boston Girl […] (1933)
name A major river and department in northern Colombia.
- The Magdalena River runs the length of Colombia to the Caribbean.
- It was 2 a.m. on our first night cruising Colombia’s Rio Magdalena when I woke up, rolled over, and saw what looked like a log in the water.
— Jeri Clausing, This Remote South American Region Is a Dream Wilderness Destination That Can Now Be Explored by River (2026)
