Magellan

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/məˈɡɛlən//məˈd͡ʒɛlən/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginNew Latin Magellanus ← Portuguese Magalhães →
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Meanings

proper nounMagellan (usually uncountable, plural Magellans)

plural Magellans

  1. uncountableusuallyA surname.
  2. uncountableusuallyFerdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer)

Origin

  1. PortugueseMagalhães
  2. New LatinMagellanus
  3. EnglishMagellan

Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães.

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Translations

Arabic مَاجِلَان, مَاجِلَان
  • مَاجِلَان (majilān)surname
  • مَاجِلَان (magilān)surname
Bulgarian Магела́н
  • Магела́н (Magelán)surname
Chinese Mandarin 麥哲倫 /麦哲伦, 馬熱蘭 /马热兰
  • 麥哲倫 /麦哲伦 (Màizhélún)surname
  • 馬熱蘭 /马热兰 (Màrèlán)surname
Finnish Magellan
  • Magellansurname
French Magellan
  • Magellansurname
Japanese マゼラン
  • マゼラン (Mazeran)surname
Korean 마젤란
  • 마젤란 (Majellan)surname
Polish Magellan
  • Magellansurname
Portuguese Magalhães
  • Magalhãessurname
Russian Магелла́н
  • Магелла́н (Magellán)surname
Spanish Magallanes
  • Magallanessurname
Tagalog Magallanes
  • Magallanessurname

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Cite this entry
APA

Magellan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellan

MLA

“Magellan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Magellan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magellan.

Source: Magellan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.