Etymology

Magnuson

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Swedish Magnusson ← Norwegian Magnussen ← Old Norse Magnusen
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  1. Latin · derived fromMagnus
  2. Old Norse · derived fromMagnusen
  3. Norwegian · derived fromMagnussen
  4. Swedish · derived fromMagnusson
  5. English todayMagnuson

From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).

Words from the same roots

SwedishMagnusson all →

NorwegianMagnussen all →

LatinMagnus all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.