magdalene

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magdalene - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  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.)