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Geez, calm down, no need to sound so defensive. You asked for opinions and I gave you mine. Maybe you've "researched", but I've been Jewish all my life--over 40 years--and lived in two different countries and I've never met or heard of a Jewish woman named Magdalena. It's just not done. Also, Magdalene is a place name that was translated as a name in the New Testament. Her name was Miriam, if you want to get anal about it. Jews don't accept the New Testament as part of the Bible, so neither Mary or Magdalena can really be considered Jewish names, they're simply *derived* from Jewish names. There's a difference. And I understand you want to give them English names, but I thought you wanted them to sound authentic. There are plenty of English names who don't have Catholic connotations and would be perfectly acceptable for a Jew.