Madaline

Meaning of Madaline

Madaline is a graceful offshoot of the timeless name Madeline, ultimately rooted in the Hebrew Magdalene—“of Magdala,” the ancient Galilean town famed in Biblical lore. Drawing a whisper of French elegance from Madeleine yet forging its own modern identity, Madaline balances heritage and originality much like a lotus drifting serenely on a Kerala backwater at dawn. Pronounced MAD-uh-lin in English and mah-duh-LEEN in French, it offers global flair without losing the warmth of home. Though it remains a charming rarity in U.S. birth charts, its soft syllables—reminiscent of a sitar’s gentle refrain—endow the bearer with quiet confidence, poetic grace and, with just a touch of light-hearted sweetness, a story all her own.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as MAD-uh-lin (/ˈmædəlɪn/)

French

• Pronunced as mah-duh-LEEN (/ma.də.lin/)

• Madeline
• Madelyn
• Madelynn
• Madilyn
• Madalyn
• Madalena
• Madelaine