Magnus

Mag·nus
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/ˈmæɡnəs//ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.

OriginLatin magnus →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.

    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.

    2023 January 13, Leonard Barden, “Chess: Carlsen takes on young guns at Wijk as world champion eyes record”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2023
  2. A surname.

Origin

  1. Latinmagnus“great”
  2. EnglishMagnus

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.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 馬格努斯 /马格努斯
  • 馬格努斯 /马格努斯 (Mǎgénǔsī)male given name
Danish Magnus, Mogens
  • Magnusmale given name
  • Mogensmale given name
Estonian Magnus
  • Magnusmale given name
Finnish Mauno, Maunu
  • Maunomale given name
  • Maunumale given name
Icelandic Magnús
  • Magnúsmale given name
Norwegian Magnus
  • Magnusmale given name
Swedish Magnus, Måns
  • Magnusmale given name
  • Månsmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gusmanmusang
Cite this entry
APA

Magnus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magnus

MLA

“Magnus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magnus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Magnus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Magnus.

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