The Meaning of Mary Magdalene

The word Magdalene is unclear because there's been differing interpretations of the word throughout history. Luke has a funny way of referencing her, he says, Maria Hey Kalumene, Magdalene Mary the one called Magdalene. Jerome thought she was given this title because of her faith, Mary the tower. Origin thinks that maybe it is a place that she's from but he has no idea where it is. And if you say Mary of Magdala gives us an interpretive decision in your translation, then we can't be certain what it means.