Magne

See also: magne, magné, and magnê

Catalan

Proper noun

Magne m

1. Magnus

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈmaŋ.nɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈmaɲ.ɲe]

Proper noun

Magne

1. vocative singular of Magnus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse Magni (“male given name”), from magn (“might, strength”). First attested in the c. 1100 in Norway.

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk Magne, Danish Magne, Swedish Magne, Icelandic Magni and Faroese Magni (“male given name”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaŋ.nə/, /ˈmaɡ.nə/
• Rhymes: -aŋnə, -aɡnə
• Hyphenation: Mag‧ne

Proper noun

Magne

1. (Norse mythology) Magni, a son of Thor and Járnsaxa
2. a male given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

• The Norwegian name day for Magne is 18 November; Magny shares the same name day.

Derived terms

• Magnesen (“patronymic surname”)
• Magnessen (“patronymic surname”)

Statistics

• According to Statistics Norway, 7,241 men in Norway had Magne as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.

References

• “Magne – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
• “Magne” at Nordic Names.

Anagrams

• magen, mange

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Magni, from magn (“power”). First recorded in Norway ca. 1100.

Proper noun

Magne m (definite Magnen)

1. (Norse mythology) Magni (the son of Thor and Jarnsaxa)
2. a male given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Magne”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 244
• Kristoffer Kruken; Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 713 males with the given name Magne living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 7th April, 2023.