Etymology

Magnus

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Today it means: A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage. Full definition →

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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed frommagnus“great”
  2. English todayMagnus

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.

Words from the same roots

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