Magda is a feminine given name. It is a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of names such as Magdalena and Magdalene. Notable people with the name include: * Magda Ádám (1925–2017), Hungarian historian *

Magda Apanowicz Magda Apanowicz ( ; Polish: ; born November 8, 1985) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Andy Jensen in the Freeform (TV channel), ABC Family series ''Kyle XY'', as Lacy Rand in the Syfy science fiction drama series ''Caprica'', ...

(born 1985), Canadian actress * Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002), Canadian psychologist * Magda Berndsen (born 1950), Dutch politician * Magda Cazanga (born 1991), Angolan handball player * Magda Danysz (born 1974), French art curator and art dealer * Magda Femme (born 1971), Polish pop singer and songwriter *

Magda Gabor Magdolna "Magda" Gabor (June 11, 1915 – June 6, 1997) was a Hungarian-American socialite and actress, and the elder sister of Zsa Zsa Gabor, Zsa Zsa and Eva Gabor. Early life The eldest daughter of a jeweler, Jolie Gabor, Jolie (1896–1997) ...

(1915–1997), Hungarian-American actress and socialite *

Magda Gerber Magda Gerber (November 1, 1910 – April 27, 2007) was an early childhood educator in the United States and is known for teaching parents and caregivers how to understand babies and interact with them respectfully from birth. The seeds for ...

(1910–2007), Hungarian-American early childhood educator * Magda Giannikou (born 1981), Greek composer, film scorer, singer and musician * Magda Goebbels (1901–1945), wife of Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels * Magda Guzmán (1931–2015), Mexican actress * Magda Ianculescu (1929–1995), Romanian operatic soprano and voice teacher * Magda Ilands (born 1950), Belgian long-distance runner * Magda Isanos (1916–1944), Romanian poet * Magda Konopka (born 1943), Polish model and actress * Magda Linette (born 1992), Polish tennis player * Magda Lupescu (1899–1977), later Princess Elena of Romania, mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania * Magda Mamet (1916–2012), Mauritian poet * Magda Mihalache (born 1981), Romanian tennis player * Magda Olivero (1910–2014), Italian operatic soprano * Magda Popeanu (born 1956), Romanian-Canadian politician * Magda al-Sabahi (1931–2020), Egyptian film actress * Magda Schneider (1909–1996), German actress and singer * Magda Szabó (1917–2007), Hungarian writer, poet and doctor of philology * Magda Szubanski (born 1961), Australian actress, comedian and writer * Magda Tagliaferro (1893–1986), Brazilian pianist * Magda Umer (born 1949), Polish singer * Magda Wierzycka (born 1969), South African businesswoman

Fictional characters

* Magda Lehnsherr, deceased wife of

Magneto (Marvel Comics) Magneto (; birth name: Max Eisenhardt; Pseudonym, alias: Erik Lehnsherr and Magnus) is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Le ...

, and mother of the

Scarlet Witch The Scarlet Witch is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #4 in March 1964, in the Silver Age of Comic Boo ...

and

Quicksilver (Marvel Comics) Quicksilver (Pietro Django Maximoff) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #4 (March 1964) and was created by Stan Lee and Jac ...

* Magda Miłowicz, title character of '' Magda M.'', a Polish soap opera (2005–2007)

Fictional characters

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