Around the globe, מגדל (Madalena 
, Magdalene 
, Migdal 
) is a widespread girly forename. The first name מגדל is characteristic of Portugal, where it is quite a common female name, Cabo Verde, and Angola, where it is quite a common principally feminine, but scarcely boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Brazil, Nigeria, and Germany. Much less frequently, מגדל is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Madalena | Germany, Portugal, Angola, Poland, Brazil |
| Magdalene | Germany, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Brazil |
| Migdal | Spain, Mexico, United States, Poland, Brazil |
| מגדל | Israel |
מגדל is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Magdalene , the player character from The Binding of Isaac roguelike video game series, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth; Magdalene Shaw , character in The Fate of the Furious and Magdalena , the operatic character in the opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg by Richard Wagner; Eva's nurse.