Names Matching Pattern mag*

Magahet m Chamorro
Means "true, certain" in Chamorro.

Magali f French, Occitan
Occitan form of Magdalene.

Magaly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Magali, predominantly found in Spanish-speaking countries.

Magda f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, Croatian, Slovene, Romanian, Portuguese, Greek
Short form of Magdalena.

Magdalen f English
Variant of Magdalene.

Magdaléna f Slovak, Czech, Hungarian
Slovak and Czech form of Magdalene, as well as a Hungarian variant form.

Magdalena f Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Lithuanian, Spanish, Catalan, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, Romanian, English
Latinate form of Magdalene.

Magdalene f German, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From a title meaning "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala — a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry, witnessing the crucifixion and the resurrection. She was a popular saint in the Middle Ages, and the name became common then. In England it is traditionally rendered Madeline, while Magdalene or Magdalen is the learned form.

Magdalina f Old Church Slavic, Bulgarian
Old Church Slavic form of Magdalene, as well as a Bulgarian variant form.

Magdalini f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Magdalene.

Magdeleine f French
Variant of Madeleine.

Magdi 1 f Hungarian
Diminutive of Magdolna.

Magdi 2 m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مجدي (see Majdi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Magdolna f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Magdalene.

Magdy m Arabic (Egyptian)
Alternate transcription of Arabic مجدي (see Majdi). This corresponds more closely with the Egyptian Arabic pronunciation of the name.

Maggie f English
Diminutive of Margaret.

Mághnus m Irish
Irish form of Magnus.

Maglocunos m Brythonic (Hypothetical)
Possible Brythonic form of Maelgwn.

Magnar m Norwegian
From the Old Norse elements magn "power, strength" and herr "army, warrior". This name was coined in the 19th century.

Magne m Norwegian
Modern form of Magni as well as a variant of Magnus.

Magnhild f Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse magn "power, strength" and hildr "battle". This was the name of an 1877 novel by the Norwegian author Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.

Magnhildr f Old Norse
Old Norse form of Magnhild.

Magni m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from the Old Norse element magn meaning "power, strength". In Norse mythology this name is borne by a son of Thor and the giant Járnsaxa.

Magnolia f English
From the English word magnolia for the flower, which was named for the French botanist Pierre Magnol.

Magnús m Icelandic
Icelandic form of Magnus.

Magnus m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "great". It was borne by a 7th-century saint who was a missionary in Germany. It became popular in Scandinavia after the time of the 11th-century Norwegian king Magnus I, who was said to have been named after Charlemagne, or Carolus Magnus in Latin (however there was also a Norse name Magni). The name was borne by six subsequent kings of Norway as well as three kings of Sweden. It was imported to Scotland and Ireland during the Middle Ages.

Mago m Phoenician (Latinized)
From the Punic name 𐤌𐤂𐤍 (Magon) possibly meaning "shield". This name was borne by three kings of Carthage, and also by a brother of Hannibal Barca.

Magomed m Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified), Ingush (Russified), Dargin (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus.

Magomedkhan m Avar (Russified)
Russified form of Muhamadkhan.

Magomet m Avar (Russified), Chechen (Russified), Ossetian (Russified)
Russian form of Muhammad, used particularly in the Caucasus.

Magrite f Walloon, Picard
Walloon and Picard form of Margaret.

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