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Magnus

/ˈmæɡnəs/
/ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs/

Rhymes with -æɡnəs

Where it 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.

proper noun

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.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: platz, pompey, carl, levy, big, huge, immense, vast, great, large, mighty, significant, eminent, important, colossal, massive

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name male given name

中文	馬格努斯 /马格努斯 Mǎgénǔsī

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@misc{magnus_2026,
  title = {Magnus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magnus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}