Magnus

See also: magnus and Magnús

English

Etymology

Borrowed 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.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡnəs/
• Rhymes: -æɡnəs

Proper noun

Magnus

1. A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
   • 2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian‎, archived from the original on 23 January 2023:

     Magnus Carlsen versus the young guns at Wijk starts on Saturday, when the opening round (of 13) of the “chess Wimbledon” at Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee gets under way at the windswept Dutch village.

2. A surname.

Translations

male given name

Armenian: Old Armenian: Մանգնոս (Mangnos) Chinese: Mandarin: 馬格努斯 / 马格努斯 (Mǎgénǔsī) Danish: Magnus, Mogens Estonian: Magnus Finnish: Mauno (fi), Maunu (fi) Icelandic: Magnús (is) m Norwegian: Magnus (no) Swedish: Magnus (sv), Måns (sv)

Anagrams

• Gusman, Maungs, muangs, mungas, musang

Danish

Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magnús, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmau.nus/

Proper noun

Magnus

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Magnus

Related terms

• Mogens
• Magnussen, Mogensen

References

• 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.

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Magnus, a Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

Proper noun

Magnus

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Magnus

Related terms

• Maanus

Faroese

Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

Proper noun

Magnus m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Magnus: Magnusarson or Magnusson
• daughter of Magnus: Magnusardóttir or Magnusdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Magnus
accusative	Magnus
dative	Magnusi
genitive	Magnusar, Magnus

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.ɡnʊs/, /ˈmaːk.nʊs/

Proper noun

Magnus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Magnus')

1. a male given name, popular chiefly in southern Germany

Derived terms

• Mang (diminutive)

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

Latin

Etymology

See magnus

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Magnus m sg (genitive Magnī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen, notably held by Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
2. An epithet meaning "the Great"

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Magnus
genitive	Magnī
dative	Magnō
accusative	Magnum
ablative	Magnō
vocative	Magne

See also

• Alexander Magnus

Norwegian

Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). Royal name in Norway since the 11th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑŋnʉs/, [ˈmɑŋːnʉs], /ˈmɑgnʉs/

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
• 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.

Swedish

Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹maŋnɵs/

Proper noun

Magnus c (genitive Magnus)

1. a male given name

Related terms

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

Descendants

• → Estonian: Magnus

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.