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  • proper noun A female given name, a rare variant of Madeline.

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Examples

  • Later, Eldridge determined that the name Madelyn corresponded with the Madelyn Company, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of keepsake jewelry, some of which is designed to hold a lock of hair or even a bit of the cremated remains of a loved one.

    News for Opelika-Auburn News 2009

  • Later, Eldridge determined that the name Madelyn corresponded with the Madelyn Company, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of keepsake jewelry, some of which is designed to hold a lock of hair or even a bit of the cremated remains of a loved one.

    News for Opelika-Auburn News 2009

  • So mostly I’m censoring TV but I did come accross a Blink 182 cd case in Madelyn’s room, it is covered in what looks like cartoon people.

    » Why I’m a Censoring Censorer Strocel.com 2009

  • After Mims bought the pendant, she saw an inscription with the name "Madelyn" on it and a small screw on the underside of the teardrop-shaped piece.

    News for Opelika-Auburn News 2009

  • After Mims bought the pendant, she saw an inscription with the name "Madelyn" on it and a small screw on the underside of the teardrop-shaped piece.

    News for Opelika-Auburn News 2009

  • The executive director of Grandparents as Parents, Madelyn Gordon, added a few stats to give perspective.

    Steven Crandell: Annenberg's Alchemy Steven Crandell 2010

  • On a few occasions, Obama scolds his mother for romanticizing the black experience, and then, of course, he chastises his grandmother Madelyn Dunham, aka Toot, first in the book, and later before the world, for daring to let a black panhandler intimidate her.

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • Wrote Mendell of his interview with Madelyn, “Madelyn did appear to hold back some in our interview.”

    Deconstructing Obama Jack Cashill 2011

  • Blending hints of Pink Martini, Madelyn Peyroux and Buena Vista Social Club, the percussion section laps as a wave on an empty beach.

    barjot - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The executive director of Grandparents as Parents, Madelyn Gordon, added a few stats to give perspective.

    Steven Crandell: Annenberg's Alchemy Steven Crandell 2010

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