Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Italian Pronounced Pron. /mad.da.ˈlo.ni/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from Maddaloni, a town in Campania, South Italy, of uncertain etymology. Theories include a derivation from Arabic مِجْدَل (majdal) "fortress, tower", or from a now-destroyed monastery dedicated to Mary Magdalene, among others.
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