The name Magdana: meaning and origin
- Magdana name meaning
- Magdana origin
- Georgian names
Is your name Magdana? It is a rare name with a very Georgian sound. It is linked to Mary Magdalene, and for Georgians it brings to mind, above all, the story Magdana's Donkey.
📜 Where does the name Magdana come from and what does it mean?
According to the most common explanation, Magdana is a Georgian form of Magdalena, the name of Mary Magdalene. Magdalene means from Magdala, a town on the shore of the Sea of Galilee whose name is linked to the Hebrew word migdal, tower.
So you can read your name as the name of a woman as steady as a tower.
🎬 A famous Magdana
The best-known Magdana is a literary heroine: the main character of Ekaterine Gabashvili's story Magdana's Donkey, a poor widow who, together with her children, cares for an abandoned donkey. In 1955 Tengiz Abuladze and Revaz Chkheidze turned the story into a film, which won the prize for best fiction short film at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival.
One Magdana's story made it all the way to Cannes.
💛 What character is linked to the name Magdana?
People say Magdanas are hard-working, caring and fair. They always stand up for the weak, just like the Magdana of the story.
🔢 The numerology number of Magdana
This name has a number too. In the Georgian alphabet every letter has a number value: ა is 1, ბ is 2, გ is 3 and so on.
The letters of Magdana in Georgian (მაგდანა) add up to 100, which reduces to 1. In numerology, 1 is the number of leadership, independence and new beginnings.
It is a playful tradition rather than science, but see for yourself how well it fits.