The story
- Latin · derived fromMagnus
- Old Norse · derived fromMagnusen
- Norwegian · derived fromMagnussen
- Swedish · derived fromMagnusson
- 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
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.