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Magnus (male)

Variants:Maghnus (M) Mànas (M) Måns (M) Mànus (M) Mauno (M) Mogens (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Scandinavian, Scottish and, less frequently, English, from Latin "great".

Magnus was derived from the sobriquet for Emperor Charlemagne (747-814AD) who was known as "Carolus Magnus", "Charles the great".
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