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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Maga f. Old High German mag, mak 'parent' or a truncated form of Old High German megin, magan 'strength, might, power', or a hypocoristic of any of various names beginning with this element.

France
Latin
814 Maginca (nom) StVdM-II G14
The Netherlands
Latin
850 Maga (nom) OrkGZ no. 41
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Maga". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Maga.