Majda

Majda [ماجدة] is a female given name, most popular in Slovenia, but also in some other areas of former Yugoslavia and Arabic-speaking countries (Egypt, Lebanon, etc.). It means, in Arabic, "the woman with glory".[1] It ranks among the 30 most popular female names in Slovenia.[2] It was most popular with women born between 1941 and 1970. Since the 1990s, only a handful of Slovenian girls have been named Majda.[3]

It is a version of the name Madeleine.

It may refer to:

  • Majda Koren (born 1960), Slovenian children writer
  • Majda Mehmedović (born 1990), Montenegro Bosniak handball player
  • Majda Potokar (1930–2001), Slovenian actress
  • Princess Majda Ra'ad (born 1942), Jordanian princess
  • Majda Sepe (1937–2006), Slovenian singer
  • Majda Širca Ravnikar (born 1953), Slovenian politician, journalist and art historian
  • Majda Vrhovnik (1922–1945), Slovenian partisan
  • Magda al-Sabahi (ماجدة born 6 May 1941 Cairo), or Magda, is an Egyptian film actress notable for her rôles from 1949 to 1969.
  • Majida El Roumi Baradhy (Arabic: ماجدة الرومي برادعي; born 13 December 1956) is a Lebanese soprano.

References
  1. Team, Almaany. "معنى إسم ماجدة في قاموس معاني الأسماء صفحة 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. http://www.stat.si/imena_baza_imena.asp?ime=majda&priimek=&spol=Z
  3. http://www.stat.si/imena_baza_imena.asp?ime=majda&priimek=&spol=Z
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