[mag-duh-leen, -luh
n, mag-duh-lee-nee] 
| 1. | the. Mary Magdalene. |
| 2. | (lowercase) a reformed prostitute. |
| 3. | Also, Mag⋅da⋅len [mag-duh-luhn] . a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “woman of Magdala.” |
Magdalene
a surname derived from Magdala, the place of her nativity, given to one of the Marys of the Gospels to distinguish her from the other Marys (Matt. 27:56, 61; 28:1, etc.). A mistaken notion has prevailed that this Mary was a woman of bad character, that she was the woman who is emphatically called "a sinner" (Luke 7:36-50). (See MARY.)
