Majda [ماجدة] is a female given name, most popular in Slovenia, but also in some other areas of former Yugoslavia and Arabic-speaking countries (Egypt, Lebanon, etc.). It means, in Arabic, "the woman with glory".^[1] It ranks among the 30 most popular female names in Slovenia.^[2] It was most popular with women born between 1941 and 1970. Since the 1990s, only a handful of Slovenian girls have been named Majda.^[3]

It is a version of the name Madeleine.

It may refer to:

• Majda Koren (born 1960), Slovenian children writer
• Majda Mehmedović (born 1990), Montenegro Bosniak handball player
• Majda Potokar (1930–2001), Slovenian actress
• Princess Majda Ra'ad (born 1942), Jordanian princess
• Majda Sepe (1937–2006), Slovenian singer
• Majda Širca Ravnikar (born 1953), Slovenian politician, journalist and art historian
• Majda Vrhovnik (1922–1945), Slovenian partisan
• Magda Sabbahi (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 (Arabic: ماجدة الرومي برادعي; born 13 December 1956) is a Lebanese soprano.

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