Today, the Greek tradition of name days reaches well beyond family. Every Magdalene, Magdalena, Madeleine and Madeline you know shares the day with Greek Magda and Magdalini, and every Patrick in your contacts can be wished too, alongside rarer Greek names such as Theognostos, Menander and Marilena. Magdalene comes from Greek Magdaleni, originally meaning “from Magdala,” the place-name attached to Mary Magdalene in the New Testament; through Lat…
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