Madelynn
Meaning of Madelynn
Madelynn is a modern, Americanized spelling of Madeline, itself the French and English form of Magdalene, a title meaning “woman from Magdala”—the Galilean town forever linked with the biblical Mary Magdalene. The extra “n” and the -lynn ending lend the name a breezy, contemporary feel without severing its classical roots; essentially, it is Magdalene in weekend denim. In the United States, Madelynn began inching onto the charts in the early 1970s, rose steadily through the late-1990s naming boom, and has settled, for the past decade, into a comfortable mid-400s berth—popular enough to be recognized, rare enough to feel individual. Culturally, the name carries soft echoes of the plucky story-book heroine Madeline, French patisseries, and, for some, Mary Magdalene’s narrative of resilience. Parents drawn to familiar sounds but wary of top-ten ubiquity often find Madelynn a neat compromise: traditional at its core, yet tailored to modern American ears.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as MAD-uh-lin (/ˈmædəlɪn/)
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Notable People Named Madelynn
| Madelynn Gorman-Shore is an American taekwondo athlete who won a silver medal at the 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam and ranks 5th in the women's -73 kg division. |
