Baby name
CLASSIC
🇦🇺 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 Madeleine
/MAD · uh · lin/
Meaning
“Tower”
French form of Magdalene, from the Hebrew migdal meaning tower; associated with Marcel Proust's madeleine and the beloved children's book heroine.
Nicknames
maddie · lena
Vibe
warmelegant
How it ages.
Enduring classic with literary and culinary resonance; impossible to fully date.
The cultural moment.
Consistently top 100 in France and Australia; stable and respected globally.