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Magnus

OriginScandinavian from Latin
Meaning"greatest"
GenderBoy
US Rank#765

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NB Rank#122

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Famous Magnuss

  • Magnus Johnson

    American politician

  • Magnus the Good

    King of Norway and Denmark

  • Magnus II

    King of Norway

  • Magnus Barefoot

    King of Norway

  • Magnus IV

    VI, Kings of Norway

  • Magnus I

    IV, Kings of Sweden

  • Magnus Brostrup Landstad

    Norwegian poet

  • (Sven) Magnus Øen Carlsen

    Norwegian chess champion

  • Magnus Hirschfeld

    German physician

  • Magnus Scheving

    Icelandic actor and TV producer

  • Magnús Ver Magnússon

    Icelandic strongman

  • Magnus Norman

    Swedish tennis player

  • Magnus

    ring name of Nicholas "Nick" Aldis, English pro wrestler

  • Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie

    Swedish statesman and general

  • Magnus Hubert Twisleton Wykeham Fiennes

    English composer

  • Magnus Paajarvi

    Swedish hockey player

  • Pompey Magnus aka Pompey the Great

    Roman consul and general

  • Ore Magnus Lawson aka Lil' O

    American rapper

  • Magnus Wollter

    son of actor Sven Wollter

  • Magnus Jackson Diehl

    son of actor John Diehl and singer Julie Christensen

  • Magnus Paulin Ferrell (b. 2004)

    son of actor Will Ferrell

  • Magnus Hart Swanson Eisler (b. 2007)

    son of actress Kristy Swanson and skater Lloyd Eisler

  • Magnus Mitchell Handelman (b. 2012)

    son of actress Elizabeth Banks

  • Magnus Hamilton Miller (b. 2012)

    son of singer Jennifer Nettles

Magnus in pop culture

  • Magnus "Maggie"

    character in 2005 movie "Hitch"

  • Magnus Bane

    warlock in Cassandra Clare's shadowhunters chronicles

  • Magnus Martinsson

    character in the Wallander series

  • Magnus

    character in the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Lestat's creator

  • "Magnus Powermouse

    " children's book by Dick King,Smith.

  • Dr. Magnus Honey

    Miss Honey's father and Agatha Trunchbull's brother,in,law in book/movie "Matilda"

  • Dr. Helen Magnus

    character in TV show "Sanctuary" (played by Amanda Tapping)

  • Magnus

    one of the dragon elders in game "Spyro the Dragon"

  • Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard

    book series

  • Magnus the Rogue

    character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"

  • Magnus Pórsson

    character in the Netflix Original, "Sense8"

  • Magnus Christensen

    character in Danish TV drama "Borgen"

  • Magnus Burnsides

    character in the podcast "The Adventure Zone"

  • Jonah Magnus

    character in the podcast "The Magnus Archives"

  • Magnus Chase

    titular character in novel series “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard”

Variations & nicknames

  • MánasScottish Gaelic
  • MagnussScottish Gaelic
  • MaunoFinnish
  • ManusIrish
  • MaghnusIrish Gaelic
  • MånsSwedish
  • MogensDanish

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