Magda

German variation of Magdalen
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
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Magda Origin and Meaning

The name Magda is a girl's name of German origin.

On "Sex and the City," Magda was the elderly nanny from the old country -- which is what this name sounds like. While Magdalene and Magdalena are enjoying fresh life, Magda still feels dated.

Popularity of the name Magda

20 Names Similar to Magda

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Famous People Named Magda

  • Magdolna "Magda" Gabor
    Hungarian,American actress and socialite
  • Magdalene Mary "Magda" Szubanski
    Australian actress and comedienne
  • Magda Apanowicz
    Canadian actress
  • Magda Linette
    Polish pro tennis player
  • Magdelena Patricia "Magda" Foy
    American child actress in silent films
  • Magda von Dolcke
    Danish actress; mistress of King Oscar II of Sweden
  • Magda Genuin
    Italian skier
  • Johanna Maria Magdalena "Magda" Goebbels
    wife of Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels
  • Magda Ilands
    Belgian distance runner
  • Magda László
    Hungarian soprano
  • Magdolna "Magda" Lenkei
    Hungarian swimmer
  • Elena "Magda" Lupescu
    mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania

The name Magda in Pop Culture

  • Magda
    Miranda's Ukrainian nanny on TV's "Sex and the City"
  • Magda Kewley
    character from "What Real Life Is"
  • Magda Eisenhardt
    Marvel comic character, wife of Magneto
  • Magda Singer
    America Singer's mother in "The Selection" series by Kiera Cass
  • Magda Ellenstein
    protagonist and playable character in Helix Waltz
  • Magda
    a character from the James Bond film Octopussy
  • Magda Burlix
    a character from The Edge Chronicles books
  • Magda Czajkowski
    character on British soap opera EastEnders
  • Magda
    Rick Spleen's housekeeper on British sitcom Lead Balloon
  • Magda
    Petra Solano's mother on American telenovela "Jane the Virgin"
  • Magda
    Mary Jensen's tan neighbor in the Farrelly brother's film "There's Something About Mary"

International Variations of the name Magda

  • Magdá
    Slavic