# Magnus
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ˈmæɡnəs/
* Rhymes: -æɡnəs

### Proper noun

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

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Gusman, Maungs, muangs, mungas, musang

## Danish
### Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magnús, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmau.nus/

### Proper noun

Magnus
* a male given name, equivalent to English Magnus

#### Related terms

* Mogens
* Magnussen, Mogensen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 16 274 males with the given name Magnus have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 2000s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Swedish Magnus, a Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

### Proper noun

Magnus
* a male given name, equivalent to English Magnus

#### Related terms

* Maanus

## Faroese
### Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”).

### Proper noun

Magnus m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

Patronymics
* son of Magnus: Magnusarson or Magnusson
* daughter of Magnus: Magnusardóttir or Magnusdóttir

#### Declension
## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaː.ɡnʊs/, /ˈmaːk.nʊs/

### Proper noun

Magnus m (proper noun, strong, genitive Magnus')
* a male given name, popular chiefly in southern Germany

#### Derived terms

* Mang (diminutive)

### References

* Wikipedia on Saint Magnus of Füssen, living in the 7th or 8th century
* A local newspaper article on the people named after Saint Magnus of Füssen

## Latin
### Etymology

See magnus

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈmaɡ.nus/, [ˈmäŋnʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmaɲ.ɲus/, [ˈmäɲːus]

### Proper noun

Magnus m sg (genitive Magnī); second declension
* A Roman cognomen, notably held by Gaius Pompeius Magnus
* An epithet meaning meaning "the Great"

#### Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

#### See also

* Alexander Magnus

## Norwegian
### Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). Royal name in Norway since the 11th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑŋnʉs/, [ˈmɑŋːnʉs], /ˈmɑgnʉs/

### Proper noun

Magnus
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* Magnussen

### See also

* Magne

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 14 342 males with the given name Magnus living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

## Swedish
### Etymology

A Latinization of Old Norse Magni, influenced by Latin magnus (“great”). First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 12th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /¹maŋnɵs/

### Proper noun

Magnus c (genitive Magnus)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Måns
* (surnames) Magnusson, Månsson

#### Descendants

* → Estonian: Magnus

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 73 680 males with the given name Magnus living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.