Talk:Madeleine (given name)

Latest comment: 1 year ago by HannoHannovich in topic Greek origin

Variants edit

   The accompanying article cites some 2007 variants in top hundred (in that year's births?). The following, each beginning "Madel..., come from the census bureau site & reflect 1990 census, which cover approx 90% of the population (thereby extending to the top 4000 and some:

330 MADELINE
894 MADELYN
936 MADELEINE
3364 MADELENE
3487 MADELAINE

--Jerzyt

Greek origin edit

Why does the article talk of ultimate Greek origin, when Magdala was a Jewish town whose name comes from the Hebrew word Migdal? HannoHannovich (talk) 02:50, 16 October 2022 (UTC)Reply