Maghnus


Gender:
Origin: Greek
4 famous people named Maghnus found on Wikipedia.

Meanings

Magnus, meaning "great" in Latin, was sometimes used as a first name among Romans but was not particularly common among them. The best-known Roman bearing the name was the third-century usurper. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages, among various European peoples and their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavian royalty and nobility.
As a Scandinavian forename, it was extracted from the Frankish ruler Charlemagne's Latin name "Carolus Magnus" and re-analyzed as Old Norse magn-hús = "power house".

Famous People: 4 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Maghnus Ó Conchobair Irish king
2 Maghnus Ua Conchobair
3 Maghnus Mág Samhradháin Chief of the McGovern Clan and Baron or Lord of Tullyhaw barony
4 Maghnus 'Ruadh' Mág Samhradháin