Magnus

magnus Magnús English Etymology en la 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 en /ˈmæɡnəs/ en /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs/ Upper Midwestern US,Pacific Northwest,CA,æ-tensing en æɡnəs 2 en Mag nus Proper noun en male Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage. en https://web.archive.org/web/20230123013434/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jan/13/chess-carlsen-takes-on-young-guns-at-wijk-as-world-champion-eyes-record w:The Guardian 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. Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record 2023-01-13 w:Leonard Barden en. Derived terms en Malec Translations male given name Armenian: Old Armenian: xcl Մանգնոս Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 馬格努斯 Mǎgénǔsī Danish: da Magnus, da Mogens Estonian: et Magnus Finnish: fi Mauno, fi Maunu Icelandic: is Magnús m Norwegian: no Magnus Odia: or ମାଗ୍ନସ୍ Swedish: sv Magnus, sv Måns Anagrams en agmnsu Gusman Maungs muangs mungas musang Danish Etymology A Latinization of da non Magnús, influenced by da la magnus great. Pronunciation da /ˈmau.nus/ Proper noun da proper noun da male Magnus Related terms da Mogens da Magnussen, da 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 et sv Magnus, a Latinization of et non Magni, influenced by et la magnus great. Proper noun et proper noun et male Magnus Related terms et Maanus Faroese Etymology A Latinization of fo non Magni, influenced by fo la magnus great. Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Magnusarson Magnusson Magnusardóttir Magnusdóttir Declension Magnus Magnus Magnusi Magnusar, Magnus German Etymology de la magnus great. Pronunciation de /ˈmaː.ɡnʊs/ /ˈmaːk.nʊs/ Proper noun m,' de male chiefly in southern Germany Derived terms de Mang diminutive References Wikipedia on Magnus of Füssen 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 la magnus Pronunciation Proper noun Magnus<2> A Roman cognomen, notably held by Pompey Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus An epithet meaning "the Great" Declension Magnus<2> See also la Alexander Magnus la cognomia Norwegian Bokmål Magnus no Alternative forms nb Mons traditional Norwegian form Etymology nb non Magnús, from nb la Magnus male given name, a personal-name use of the adjective la magnus great, large. 11th century in Norway. According to saga tradition, Sigvatr Þórðarson Sigvat Tordarson named the future Magnus the Good after Charlemagne, known in Latin as Carolus Magnus (“Charles the Great”). Compare nn Magnus, da Magnus, sv Magnus, is Magnús and fo Magnus male given name. Pronunciation nb /ˈmaŋ.nʉs/ [ˈmaŋː.nʉs] nb /ˈmaɡ.nʉs/ spelling-influenced pronunciation nb aŋnʉs 2 nb Mag nus Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Latin nb given names derived from the male given name Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Magnus is 16 April. The name was common in medieval Norway and rose sharply in popularity again from the 1970s, reaching a peak in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Derived terms nb Magnussen patronymic surname nb Magnusson patronymic surname Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 18,091 men in Norway had nb Magnus as their sole or first given name in the 2025 name statistics.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. In 2025, 252 boys were given nb Magnus, making it the 23rd-most popular boys' name that year. nb Magnus was also borne as a surname by 377 people in Norway. References “Magnus (mannsnamn)” in Store norske leksikon. “Karlamagnus” in Store norske leksikon. Kristoffer Kruken and Ola Stemshaug (1995), Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget. Swedish Etymology A Latinization of sv non Magni, influenced by sv la magnus great. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century. Pronunciation sv /¹maŋnɵs/ [ˈmǎŋnɵ̂s] sv Mag nus Proper noun c sv male Related terms (male given names) sv Måns (surnames) sv Magnusson, sv Månsson Descendants et Magnus 1 References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 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.