Magnussen.
a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Magnus”
Meaning & usage
a surname originating as a patronymic, originally meaning “son of Magnus”
Where this word comes from
From Magnus (“male given name”) + -sen (“patronymic suffix meaning “son of””), originally a patronymic meaning “son of Magnus”. The given name Magnus ultimately derives from Latin magnus (“great, large”). Compare Danish Magnussen, German Magnussen, Norwegian Nynorsk Magnusson, Swedish Magnusson, Icelandic Magnússon and Faroese Magnusson (“patronymic surname”).
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