Comments for the name Magnus

This name is rather popular in Sweden. It is pronounced as "MUNG-nus" here.

Saint Magnus the Martyr is a Catholic saint.

The son of crown prince Haakon and Mette-Marit is a bearer of this name: Sverre Magnus.

A vampire from Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles is named Magnus. He made the vampire Lestat.

Will Farell's son's name is Magnus.

If you were to pronounce this the Latin way, it would be MAN-yoos.

Reminds me of the word magnet.

The wife of an Norwegian king gave birth to a son during the night. His servants were not sure the baby would live to see the next day so they decided to give him the name of a famous French king, Carlo Magnus. They did not know that Carlo was his name and Magnus meant "the great". So that is how Magnus became a name in Scandinavia.

Name of two World's Strongest Man champions: Magnus ver Magnusson (4-time winner from Iceland) and Magnus Samuelsson (Sweden).

Pronounced MANG-nus in Norwegian.

This name is well known by children in England because of the Roald Dahl tale of "Matilda". In it, Magnus is the father of the protagonist's teacher, Miss Honey. Matilda impersonates him with the help of her telokinesis powers in an effort to scare the wicked headmistress away from the school.

The Danish pronunciation of Magnus is MAU-nus with a silent 'g'.

Magnus Magnusson - journalist, author, and TV presenter; best remembered as the host of "Mastermind" (and associated forever with the catchphrase, "I've started, so I'll finish").

The name of the wizard/witch hospital in Harry Potter.

Actually, that was St. Mungo's.

Spelt Magnús in Iceland, pronounced: Mag-nohs.

It's the name of the High Wizard of Brooklyn in Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments series. He's gay.

The X-Men villain Magneto's full name is Erik Magnus Lensherr.

Magnús Schevin is an Icelandic writer, producer, entrepreneur, and a famous athlete. He is also the creator and co-star of the children's television show LazyTown. (Copy/pasted from Wiki).

I find Magnus to be a very regal and strong masculine name, maybe even a little sexy. XD Sorry if that's a bit bold to say. But even on a small boy, the nickname Maggie would be adorable. Great name.

As a surname its used in the TV show "Sanctuary" the protagonist is named Helen Magnus.

It's quite an old fashioned name now in Sweden, you won't find many people under 25 with this name, but I like it, it's classic and uncommon (sort of).

There is a Magnus Bane in the Mortal Instruments book series by Cassandra Clare.

Magnus (born March 2004) is the son of American actor/comedian Will Ferrell and his wife Viveca. Magnus has two brothers named Mattias and Axel.

Magnus was the second son of King Christian III of Denmark and his wife Dorothea.

Magnus (1555-1558) was the son of Augustus, Elector of Saxony and his wife Anna of Denmark.

American actress Elizabeth Banks and her husband Max Handelman have a son named Magnus Mitchell (born in November 2012 in Los Angeles, California). Magnus' brother is Felix.

Magnus is also used in Germany.