Magnus
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈmæɡnəs//
- //ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəs//
A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
proper noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A surname.
Etymology
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.
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Magnus · A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
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