Madelaine

Madelaine is an English feminine name, a variant spelling of Madeleine, which derives through French from the Latin Magdalena. That name traces back to the Greek Magdalēnē, meaning woman from Magdala, referring to the town of Magdala on the Sea of Galilee and associated above all with Mary Magdalene, the New Testament figure. The name spread throughout Christian Europe largely through her veneration as a saint. Related forms include Madeline, Magdalena, Madeleine, and Magdalene.