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Madonna¹

  • /məˈdɒnə/

Where it comes from

From Italian madonna, from Old Italian ma (“my”) + donna (“lady”). The given name is derived from the English term, not used as a given name in Italy. Doublet of madam.

proper noun Madonnas · Madona

  1. sometimes, with definite article Synonym of Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Catholic contexts.

    Similar: Mary, mother of Jesus

  2. A female given name from Italian. We feel bound to add, however, that it is not very likely, in the usual chances of events, that such names as Alaric Attila Watts should have met in matrimony with those of Zillah Madonna Wiffen; and an unkind world may suggest a mystification somewhere.

noun Madonnas · madonna · Madona

  1. An artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus. A beautiful example of this type of Madonna is the polyptych in the Museo Civico in Sansepolcro.
  2. A morally pure woman. “Men,” I said, with a tone of disgust. “Halal circles, haram circles, good, bad, Madonnas, whores, goats, penises, it’s all the same.”

madonna²

noun madonnas

  1. A representation of the Virgin Mary. Glogau Stat.—Inns: Deutsches Haus; Westphal’s Hotel. A fortress of the 2nd rank on the l. bank of the Oder, 17,000 Inhab. The Dom upon an island dates from 1120, and contains a madonna by Cranach, sen., his masterpiece.
  2. A morally pure woman. Yet most of us will probably deny that this blissful woman is a sexual woman. We associate her with Virgin Mary, who conceived in an act of spiritual purity and not in carnal lust and desire. We regard her chastity as essential to her maternal rectitude. Thus we hardly recognize the madonna's subtle
  3. A lady. […] hee lay laſt night in ſuch a madonnas chamber, tother night he lay in ſuch a Counteſſes couch, to night he lies in ſuch a Ladies cloſet, […]

madonna³

Where it comes from

Said to be named after the American singer Madonna.

noun madonnas

  1. A one-footed lien-to-tail trick, where the front foot is taken off and kicked out straight down behind the board.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: virgin mary, mary, the virgin, jesus, enthroned, maven, virgin, virgen, blessed virgin, our lady, holy mother, immaculata, mother mary, theotokos, mater dei, regina coeli

Translations

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name Mary, mother of Jesus — see also Mary, Our Lady Note: This is only for direct translations of "Madonna." Titles that literally mean or other titles in the langu

FrançaisMadone
DeutschMadonna
ItalianoMadonna
РусскийМадо́нна Madónna

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"madonna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/madonna. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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madonna. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/madonna

Chicago

"madonna." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/madonna.

BibTeX
@misc{madonna_2026,
  title = {madonna},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/madonna},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}