Majda �اجدةis a female

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, most popular in

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, etc.). It means, in

, "the woman with glory". It ranks among the 30 most popular female names in Slovenia. It was most popular with women born between 1941 and 1970. Since the 1990s, only a handful of Slovenian girls have been named Majda. It is a version of the name Madeleine. It may refer to: * Majda Koren (born 1960), Slovenian children writer *

Majda Mehmedović Majda Mehmedović (born 25 May 1990) is a retired Montenegrin handball player and a former player of the Montenegrin national team. She won a silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. International honours Club *EHF Champions League: **Winner ...

(born 1990),

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Bosniak handball player *

Majda Potokar Majda Potokar (1 March 1930 – 25 April 2001) was a Slovenian film and theatre actress. Daughter of actor Lojze Potokar, she graduated in 1952 from the Ljubljana Theatre, Radio, Film and Television Academy. Before graduation she appeared in ...

(1930–2001), Slovenian actress * Princess Majda Ra'ad (born 1942), Jordanian princess *

Majda Sepe Majda Sepe, born Majda Bernard, (2 July 1937 – 11 April 2006) was one of the most successful and well recognized Slovenian singers in the time of Yugoslavia and was one of the most renowned singers of the Golden Age of Slovenian folk music. B ...

(1937–2006), Slovenian singer * Majda Širca Ravnikar (born 1953), Slovenian politician, journalist and art historian *

Majda Vrhovnik Majda Vrhovnik ( nom de guerre LojzkaLeben, Andrej. 2003. ''V borbi smo bile enakopravne: uporniške ženske na Koroškem v letih 1939–1955'' Klagenfurt: Drava, p. 55.) (14 April 1922 – 4 May 1945) was a Slovene communist and medical student ...

(1922–1945), Slovenian partisan *

Magda Sabbahi Magda is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form (hypocorism) of names such as Magdalena, which may refer to: * Magda Apanowicz (born 1985), Canadian actress * Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002), Czechoslovakian-born American psychologist * Ma ...

(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 Majida is a village and Gram Panchayat in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in West Bengal, India. Majida village is located approximately 14.2km from the sub-district headquarters of Purbasthali. Barddham ...

(Arabic: ماجدة الرومي برادعي; born 13 December 1956) is a Lebanese soprano.

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