indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Meaning & History
From the medieval female personal name Maudeleyn, the English form of Greek Magdalene, the sobriquet in the New Testament of the woman Mary who was cured of evil spirits by Jesus. It means literally "woman from Magdala", the name of a village on the Sea of Galilee. The surname was borne by British Conservative politician Reginald Maudling (1917-1979).