Magnus
This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see Magnus (disambiguation).
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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, various European peoples, and their royal houses, being introduced to it 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".
Magnus may refer to:
People
People with the sole name Magnus
Kings of Norway
- Magnus I of Norway (1024–1047)
- Magnus II of Norway (1048–1069)
- Magnus III of Norway (1073–1103)
- Magnus IV of Norway (c. 1115–1139)
- Magnus V of Norway (1156–1184)
- Magnus VI of Norway (1238–1280)
- Magnus VII of Norway (1316–1374)
Kings of Denmark
- Magnus the good of Denmark (1042-1047)
Kings of Sweden
- Magnus I of Sweden (c. 1106–1134)
- Magnus II of Sweden (died 1161)
- Magnus III of Sweden (1240–1290)
- Magnus IV of Sweden (1316–1374), also Magnus VII of Norway
King of Livonia
- Magnus of Livonia (1540–1583), also Duke of Holstein
Dukes
- Magnus, Duke of Saxony (c. 1045–1106)
- Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (before 1318–1369)
- Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1324–1373), also known as Magnus with the Necklace
- Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488–1543)
Other
- Magnus (Roman usurper) (died 235)
- Magnus (consul 460) (c. 390 or 405 – 475)
- Magnus (bishop), Roman Catholic Bishop of Turku between 1291 and 1308
- Magnus, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1455-1524)
Saints
- Magnus of Anagni (died 2nd century)
- Magnus of Cuneo (died 3rd century)
- Magnus of Milan, bishop of Milan from 518 to c. 530
- Magnus of Avignon (died 660), bishop and governor of Avignon
- Magnus of Füssen, missionary saint of southern Germany, seventh or eighth century
People with the family name Magnus
- Albertus Magnus (born 1193-1206, died 1280), German theologian and philosopher
- Désiré Magnus, Belgian pianist
- Elisabeth von Magnus, Austrian singer
- Heinrich Gustav Magnus, professor of chemistry
- Heinrich Magnus, German physicist who discovered the Magnus effect
- Ludwig Immanuel Magnus, German mathematician
- Paul Wilhelm Magnus, German botanist
- Siobhan Magnus, American singer
- Wilhelm Magnus, German mathematician
In fiction
- Leon Magnus, a character from Tales of Destiny
- Will Magnus, a scientist character in the DC Comics universe
- Dr. Helen Magnus, Ashley Magnus, characters in the Canadian fantasy TV series Sanctuary
People with the given name Magnus
- Magnus W. Alexander, German engineer
- Magnus Arvedson, Swedish ice hockey player
- Magnus Bahne, Finnish footballer
- Magnus Beronius, Swedish Archbishop
- Magnus Bäckstedt, a Swedish road cyclist
- Magnus Betnér, a Swedish comedian
- Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess grandmaster, world chess champion and No. 1 ranked player in the world
- Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
- Magnus Hirschfeld, German physician and sexologist
- Magnus Larsson, former professional tennis player from Sweden
- Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic-born BBC personality and Mastermind quiz-master
- Magnus Malan, South African soldier and politician
- Magnus Manske, German biochemist and developer, developed first version of MediaWiki software
- Magnus Norman, former professional Swedish tennis player
- Max Magnus Norman, contemporary artist
- Magnús Ver Magnússon of Iceland, four-time World’s Strongest Man champion
- Magnus Samuelsson, a Swedish strongman and former World's Strongest Man
- Magnús Scheving, creator and co-star of the children's television show LazyTown
- Magnus Büchel, Liechtenstein judoka
- Magnus Pääjärvi-Svensson, Swedish hockey player
- Magnus Rosén, ex-HammerFall bassist
- Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway, Prince of Norway
- Magnus Pyke, (1908—1992), a British scientist and media figure
In fiction
- Magnus Bane, a character in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
- Magnus Chase
- Magnus Eisengrim, a character in the Deptford Trilogy
- Magnus Gallant, a main character in Ogre Battle 64
- Magnus Greel, a villain in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang
- Magnus (Marvel Comics), two characters in the Marvel universe
- Magnus Pym, the central character of A Perfect Spy
- Magnus, Robot Fighter, a comic book character published by Gold Key and Valiant comics
- Magnus the Red, a character in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
- Magnus, the official mascot of Cleveland State Vikings
- Magnus (The Vampire Chronicles), a character in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
- Magnus is revealed to be the real name of the Doctor Who character the Master
- Ultra Magnus, several characters in the Transformers universe
- Magnus, a significant character from Kid Icarus: Uprising
- Magnus Hammersmith, an antagonist in Metalocalypse
- Magnus, a god featured in the lore of the Bethesda video game series The Elder Scrolls
- Magnus von Grapple, a boss in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
- Magnus Chase, the main protagonist in the fantasy series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
- Magnus the imortal hero of Travance Knight Realms
- Magnus Forkbeard Ragnarsson, a character from the Chronicles of the Long War.
Pseudonyms
- Magnus, pseudonym of American magician Jeff McBride
- Magnus, pen name of Italian comic book artist Roberto Raviola
- Magnus (formerly Brutus Magnus), ring name of English professional wrestler Nick Aldis (born 1986)
- Magnus, pseudonym of rap Mexican singer Alejandro Santiago
Other
- Pompey Magnus, Roman consul and general who was given the honorific "Magnus"
- Magnus Maximus, Roman usurper and Western Roman Emperor (died 388)
- Montius Magnus, 4th-century Roman Quaestor
See also
- All pages with titles containing Magnus
- Manus (disambiguation)
- Magnes (disambiguation)
- Magnusson (disambiguation)
- List of people known as The Great
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