Madeleine
Feminine French appellation
Madeleine is a French feminine given name, derived from Magdalene.
It has been used in English-speaking countries since the medieval period and remains popular: Madeleine was reading in the garden.
The name has various spellings including Madeline and Madelyn. (Lowercase madeleine is a type of small French cake.)
name
Pertaining to women
nostalgia
Life's earliest phase
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
sentimentality · comfort · warmth · bygone · bittersweet · remembrance · keepsake · heirloom
feminine
Pertaining to women
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
- longingIntense, persistent desire
wistfulness · sentimentality · comfort · warmth · bygone · bittersweet · remembrance · keepsake · heirloom · tender
- French NamesCamille, Catherine, Chantal, Francois, Gerard
- ParisEiffel Tower, Louvre, Notre-Dame, Seine, Montmartre
- Paris AreasMontmartre, Belleville, Latin Quarter, Bastille, Montparnasse