Baby name
CLASSIC
🇧🇷 🇭🇺 🇵🇱 Magda
/MAG · dah/
Meaning
“Tower”
Short form of Magdalene or Magdalena, from the Hebrew migdal meaning tower; brisk and strong, worn by artists and saints alike.
Nicknames
magdie
Vibe
strongwarm
How it ages.
Crisp and durable; the short form has outlasted many elaborations.
The cultural moment.
Common in Poland, Hungary, and Romania throughout the 20th century; stable.