Magda is a feminine given name. It is a short form of the names Magdalena and Magdalene. Notable people with the name include:
Arts
Magda Apanowicz (born 1985), Canadian actress Magda Danysz (born 1974), French art curator and art dealer Magda von Dolcke (1838–1926), Danish actress Magda Femme (born 1971), Polish pop singer and songwriter Magda Gabor (1915–1997), Hungarian-American actress and socialite Magda Giannikou (born 1981), Greek composer, film scorer, singer and musician Magda Guzmán (1931–2015), Mexican actress Magda Ianculescu (1929–1995), Romanian opera singer and voice teacher Magda Isanos (1916–1944), Romanian poet Magda Konopka (born 1943), Polish model and actress Magda Kun (1912–1945), Hungarian actress Magda László (1912–2002), Hungarian opera singer Magda Mamet (1916–2012), Mauritian poet Magda Olivero (1910–2014), Italian opera singer Magda al-Sabahi (1931–2020), Egyptian 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 (1949–2025), Polish singer
Sports
Magda Cazanga (born 1991), Angolan handball player Magda Genuin (born 1979), Italian cross-country skier Magda Ilands (born 1950), Belgian long-distance runner Magda Lenkei (1916–1998), Hungarian swimmer Magda Linette (born 1992), Polish tennis player Magda Maros (born 1951), Hungarian fencer Magda Mihalache (born 1981), Romanian tennis player Magda Rurac (1918–1995), Romanian tennis player
Other
Magda Ádám (1925–2017), Hungarian historian Magda B. Arnold (1903–2002), Canadian psychologist Magda Berndsen (born 1950), Dutch politician Magda Gerber (1910–2007), Hungarian-American early childhood educator Magda Goebbels (1901–1945), wife of Nazi Germany's Minister of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels Magda Lupescu (1899–1977), later Princess Elena of Romania, mistress and later wife of King Carol II of Romania Magda Peligrad, Romanian mathematician and mathematical statistician Magda Popeanu (born 1956), Romanian-Canadian politician Magda Wierzycka (born 1969), South African businesswoman
Fictional characters Magda Lehnsherr, deceased wife of Magneto (Marvel Comics), and mother of the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver (Marvel Comics) Magda Miłowicz, title character of Magda M., a Polish soap opera (2005–2007)
See also Sinéad O'Connor (1966–2023), Irish singer-songwriter, named Magda Davitt in 2017–2018