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♂ Magnus
What does Magnus mean?
Magnus 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced MAG-ness. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Magnus is "great". A royal name in Norway and Denmark; also a saint's name. The name was introduced from Scandinavia to Scotland.
ASSOCIATED WITH great, royal (king), saint, scandinavia, scotland
Variations
VARIANTS Magnes, Magnusson, Manus
SEE ALSO Maxwell
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Magnus Odin (M.O.), ..
How popular is Magnus?
Magnus is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#12938 out of 150436, Top 9%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Magnus entered the list in 1890-1899 and reached its highest position of #721 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is at #782 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
The only other prominent alternative form of Magnus (#782 IN 2018) is Maxwell (#135). These relations of Magnus were favored by parents in 2016 (MEDIAN #453) and are almost as common today (#458, ▼14.1%). Magnus and Maxwell are two of the more trendy birth names here.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aegeus, Aigeus, Angus, Argus, Cadmus, Caius, Cronus, Dacius, Darius▼, Fabius, Faunus, Fawnus, Gaius, Hampus, Jairus, Janus, Jarius, Kadmus, Linus, Lugus, Mads, Magee, Magus, Mahmud, Maks, Malmun, Mamoun, Mamun, Man, Manly, Mann, Mannie, Mannix, Manny, Mano, Manoa, Mansur, Manual, Manuel▼, Manzo, Marcas, Marcos, Marcus▼, Marianus, Marinos, Marinus, Marius, Markos, Markus, Marque, Marques▼, Marquis▼, Marquus, Mars, Martinus, Masos, Mateus, Mateusz, Matias▲, Mats, Mattaus, Matyas, Maurus, Maximus▲, Mayes, Mayne, Maynor, Mays, Minos, Paulus, Rasmus, Rastus, Rinus, Taurus and Thonus. These names tend to be more frequently used than Magnus.
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