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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Magnus m. Latin magnus 'large, great, powerful'.

The name of a 2nd C saint, a 3rd C saint, a 6th C saint, a 7th C French saint, a 7th or 8th C German saint, an three 11th C kings of Norway, an 11th C king of Denmark, two 12th C kings of Norway, two 12th C kings of Sweden, a 13th C king of Norway, a 13th C king of Sweden, a 14th C king of Norway and Sweden, and a 16th C king of Livonia.

Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1419 Maugnus BbRT p. 348; 1592 Magnus Tiik1977 p. 287
Finland
Early Modern Swedish
◑ 1548 Mongs (gen) Audén1980 p. 168
Germany
Latin
● 1259 Magnus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI
Iceland
Middle Icelandic
● 1500 magnus (nom) DipIs-7 489
Italy
Latin
◑ 1285 Mainecti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 154
Sweden
Latin
● 1350 Magni (gen) SDHK no. 6055, Magno (dat) ibid. no. 6060, Magnus (nom) ibid. no. 6005; 1351 Magnus (nom) ibid. no. 6012
Old Swedish
● 1383 Magnos SRA-vol2 no. 1936, Magnossa (gen) ibid. no. 1936, Magnus ibid. no. 1902, Magnussa (gen) ibid. no. 1910
Early Modern Swedish
◑ 1543 Mågs (gen) Audén1980 p. 164, Mågz (nom) ibid. p. 164
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Magnus". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Magnus.