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Magnus.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmæɡnəs//ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs/
  1. A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.

  2. A surname.

Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.