Magnus

See also magnus, and Magnús

English

Etymology

From Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name of mostly Scottish usage.

Translations

male given name

• Danish: Magnus (da)
• Estonian: Magnus (et)
• Finnish: Mauno (fi), Maunu (fi)

• Icelandic: Magnús (is) m
• Norwegian: Magnus (no)
• Swedish: Magnus (sv)

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Danish

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name, cognate to English Magnus.

Related terms

• Mogens
• Magnussen, Mogensen

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 16 274 males with the given name Magnus have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name, cognate to English Magnus.

Related terms

• Maanus

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German

Etymology

From Latin magnus (“great”).

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name, common especially in southern Germany. Here sometimes shortened to Mang.

References

• Wikipedia on Saint Magnus of Füssen, living in the 7th or 8th century
• A local newspaper article on the people named after Saint Magnus of Füssen

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin magnus (“great”). Royal name in Norway since the 11th century.

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Magnussen

See also

• Magne

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 342 males with the given name Magnus living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Latin magnus (“great”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• (male given names) Måns
• (surnames) Magnusson, Månsson

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 73 680 males with the given name Magnus living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.