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Updated March 20, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Latin : The great one

Boy name variations

Manus

Manus

0 % this year
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Magnuson

Magnuson

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Magnum

Magnum

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Maghnus

Maghnus

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Magnes

Magnes

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Magnuss

Magnuss

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Manius

Manius

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How Popular Is The Name Magnus

Family name origins & meanings

  • English, Scottish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German, and Dutch : from the Scandinavian personal name Magnus. This was borne by Magnus the Good (died 1047), king of Norway, who was named for the Emperor Charlemagne, Latin Carolus MagnusCharles the Great’. The name spread from Norway to the eastern Scandinavian royal houses, and became popular all over Scandinavia and thence in the English Danelaw.

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