Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as
cognomen of
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...
in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor
Magnus Maximus
Magnus Maximus (; cy, Macsen Wledig ; died 8 August 388) was Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian in 383 through negotiation with emperor Theodosius I.
He was made emperor in B ...
. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages among various European people who lived in
Stykkishólmur
Stykkishólmur () is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, in the northern part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and ...
in their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...
n royalty and nobility.
As a Scandinavian forename, it was extracted from the Frankish ruler
Charlemagne
Charlemagne ( , ) or Charles the Great ( la, Carolus Magnus; german: Karl der Große; 2 April 747 – 28 January 814), a member of the Carolingian dynasty, was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and the first Holy ...
's Latin name "Carolus Magnus" and re-analyzed as
Old Norse
Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...
''magn-hús'' = "power house".
People
Given name
Kings of Hungary
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Géza I Géza is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following:
* Benjamin Géza Affleck
* Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
* Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...
(1074–1077), also known by his
baptismal name Magnus.
Kings of Denmark
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Magnus the Good (1042–1047), also Magnus I of Norway
King of Livonia
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Magnus, Duke of Holstein
Magnus of Denmark or Magnus of Holstein ( – ) was a Prince of Denmark, Duke of Holstein, and a member of the House of Oldenburg. As a vassal of Tsar Ivan IV of Russia, he was the titular King of Livonia from 1570 to 1578.
Early life
Duke Magnu ...
(1540–1583)
King of Mann and the Isles
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Magnús Óláfsson (died 1265)
Kings of Norway
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Magnus I of Norway (1024–1047)
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Magnus II of Norway (1048–1069)
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Magnus III of Norway (1073–1103)
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Magnus IV of Norway (c. 1115–1139)
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Magnus V of Norway (1156–1184)
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Magnus VI of Norway (1238–1280)
* Magnus VII of Norway, also
Magnus IV of Sweden (1316–1374)
Kings of Sweden
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Magnus I of Sweden
Magnus the Strong ( sv, Magnus Nilsson; da, Magnus Nielsen Bricka, Carl Frederik, ''Dansk Biografisk Lexikon'', vol. XI aar – Müllner 1897, pp.45Available online/ref>) (about 1106 – 4 June 1134 in the Battle of Fotevik) was a Danish duke who ...
(c. 1106–1134)
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Magnus II of Sweden (died 1161)
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Magnus III of Sweden (1240–1290)
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Magnus IV of Sweden (1316–1374), also Magnus VII of Norway
Dukes
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Magnus, Duke of Saxony
Magnus ( – 23 August 1106) was the duke of Saxony from 1072 to 1106. Eldest son and successor of Ordulf and Wulfhild of Norway, he was the last member of the House of Billung.
Rebellion
In 1070, before he was duke, he joined Otto of Nordhei ...
(c. 1045–1106)
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Magnus the Pious, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
(before 1318–1369)
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Magnus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1324–1373), also known as Magnus with the Necklace
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Magnus I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1488–1543)
Saints
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Magnus of Anagni (died 2nd century)
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Magnus of Cuneo (died 3rd century)
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Magnus of Milan, bishop of Milan from 518 to c. 530
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Magnus of Avignon (died 660), bishop and governor of Avignon
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Magnus of Füssen, missionary saint of southern Germany, seventh or eighth century
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Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1115.
Magnus's grandparents, Earl Thorfinn and his wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, had two sons, Erlend and Paul, who were twin ...
Family name
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Albertus Magnus (died 1280), German theologian and philosopher
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Désiré Magnus
Désiré Magnus (né Magnus Deutz; 13 June 1828 – 17 December 1883) was a Belgian concert pianist, teacher and composer of salon music who published under the pseudonym D. Magnus.
Biography
Magnus was born in Brussels and studied piano with G ...
, Belgian pianist
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Elisabeth von Magnus
Elisabeth von Magnus (born Countess Elisabeth Juliana de la Fontaine und d'Harnoncourt-Unverzagt on 29 May 1954) is an Austrian classical mezzo-soprano. The daughter of conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt and violinist Alice Harnoncourt, her pro ...
, Austrian singer
* Finn Magnus, Danish-American founder of
Magnus Harmonica Corporation
The Magnus Harmonica Corporation (originally the International Plastic Harmonica Corporation) was founded in 1944 in New Jersey by Danish immigrant Finn Magnus (1905–1976). First supplying American troops in World War II, and later ma ...
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Heinrich Gustav Magnus
Heinrich Gustav Magnus (; 2 May 1802 – 4 April 1870) was a notable German experimental scientist. His training was mostly in chemistry but his later research was mostly in physics. He spent the great bulk of his career at the University of Berl ...
, German chemist and physicist who discovered the Magnus effect
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Kurt Magnus (1912 - 2003), German scientist, expert in the field of
applied mechanics
Applied mechanics is the branch of science concerned with the motion of any substance that can be experienced or perceived by humans without the help of instruments. In short, when mechanics concepts surpass being theoretical and are applied and e ...
, a pioneer of
mechatronics
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Kurt Magnus (radio personality)
Kurt Magnus (March 28, 1887 – June 20, 1962) was a German lawyer and politician, best known as a pioneer in establishing radio broadcasting in Germany. (1887-1962), German lawyer and politician, a pioneer of German radio broadcasting
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Ludwig Immanuel Magnus
Ludwig Immanuel Magnus (March 15, 1790 – September 25, 1861) was a German Jewish mathematician who, in 1831, published a paper about the inversion transformation, which leads to inversive geometry.
His reputation as a mathematician was establish ...
, German mathematician
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Paul Wilhelm Magnus
Paul Wilhelm Magnus (29 February 1844 – 13 March 1914) was a German botanist and mycologist.
Magnus was born in Berlin. He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Berlin and Freiburg. As a student of Alexander Braun at Berlin, he obtain ...
, German botanist
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Siobhan Magnus
Siobhan Evelyn Magnus (born March 15, 1990) is an American singer-songwriter who was the sixth place finalist on the ninth season of ''American Idol''.
Biography
Early life
Siobhan Magnus was born on March 15, 1990, to parents Alan and Collee ...
, American singer
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Thomas Magnus
Thomas Magnus (1463/4–1550) was an English churchman, administrator and diplomat.
Life
Archdeacon of the East Riding of Yorkshire 1504, Magnus was employed on diplomatic missions 1509–19 and 1524–7. He was present at the Field of the Cloth ...
(d. 1550), English churchman and diplomat
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Wilhelm Magnus
Hans Heinrich Wilhelm Magnus known as Wilhelm Magnus (February 5, 1907 in Berlin, Germany – October 15, 1990 in New Rochelle, New York) was a German-American mathematician. He made important contributions in combinatorial group theory, Lie algebr ...
, German mathematician
Ancient Romans
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Pompey Magnus
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (; 29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a leading Roman general and statesman. He played a significant role in the transformation of ...
, Roman consul and general who was given the honorific "Magnus"
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Magnus Maximus
Magnus Maximus (; cy, Macsen Wledig ; died 8 August 388) was Roman emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 383 to 388. He usurped the throne from emperor Gratian in 383 through negotiation with emperor Theodosius I.
He was made emperor in B ...
, Roman usurper and Western Roman Emperor (died 388)
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Montius Magnus Montius Magnus (flourished 4th century AD, died 354) was a Roman politician.
Little is known of his origins, although he may have originated in Africa.Martindale, Jones & Morris (1971), pp. 535–536 At some point before 351 he served as a proconsu ...
, 4th-century Roman quaestor
Pseudonyms, pen names and ring names
* Magnus, pseudonym of American magician
Jeff McBride
Jeff McBride (born September 11, 1959), also known as "Magnus", is an American magician and magic instructor. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of playing cards, coins, and other small objects. His s ...
* Magnus, pen name of Italian comic book artist
Roberto Raviola
Magnus, pseudonym of Roberto Raviola (May 30, 1939 – February 5, 1996), was an Italian comic book artist, regarded as one of the foremost cartoonists of all time in his country.
Biography
Born in Bologna in 1939, he studied at Academy of Fine A ...
* Magnus (formerly Brutus Magnus), ring name of English professional wrestler
Nick Aldis (born 1986)
Fictional characters
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Magnus Bane
This is a list of the main characters from ''The Mortal Instruments'' series by Cassandra Clare, including the novels '' City of Bones'', '' City of Ashes'', '' City of Glass'', ''City of Fallen Angels'', '' City of Lost Souls'', and ''City of ...
, in
''The Mortal Instruments'' series by Cassandra Clare, and character in the TV Series
Shadowhunters.
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Magnus Burnsides
''The Adventure Zone'' is a weekly comedy and adventure actual play podcast based loosely upon the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game series, along with other role-playing games. The show is distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brother ...
, one of the main protagonists in
The Adventure Zone
''The Adventure Zone'' is a weekly comedy and adventure actual play podcast based loosely upon the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game series, along with other role-playing games. The show is distributed by the Maximum Fun network and hosted by brother ...
Dungeons & Dragons podcast
*
Magnus Chase
''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan with the subject of Norse mythology and published by Disney- Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same univers ...
, the main protagonist in the fantasy series
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
''Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan with the subject of Norse mythology and published by Disney- Hyperion. It is based on Norse mythology and is set in the same universe ...
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Magnus Eisengrim, in the ''Deptford Trilogy''
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Magnus Gallant
''Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber'' is a real-time tactical role-playing game developed by Quest Corporation and localized by Atlus USA for the Nintendo 64. Though conceptually similar to '' Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen'', sig ...
, a main character in ''Ogre Battle 64''
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Magnus Greel, a villain in the 1977
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
serial
The Talons of Weng-Chiang
''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' is the sixth and final serial of the 14th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 26 February to 2 April 1977. In the serial ...
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Magnus Hammersmith, an antagonist in ''
Metalocalypse''
*Magnus Murchie, Margaret's insane uncle and advisor in Muriel Spark's ''
Symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium ( grc-gre, συμπόσιον ''symposion'' or ''symposio'', from συμπίνειν ''sympinein'', "to drink together") was a part of a banquet that took place after the meal, when drinking for pleasure was acc ...
''
* Magnus Pym, the protagonist of John le Carré's novel ''
A Perfect Spy
''A Perfect Spy'' (1986) is a novel by British author John le Carré about the mental and moral dissolution of a high-level intelligence-officer. Major aspects of the novel are lifted from the real life of the author, including the relationsh ...
''
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Magnus Powermouse, the title character of the children's book of the same name
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Magnus, Robot Fighter
Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional superhero, appearing in comic books created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963.Steve Holland, ''Sci-Fi Art : a graphic history''. Lewes : ILEX, 2009. (pp. 102-3) Magnus first appeared in ''Magnus Robot Fight ...
, a comic book character published by Gold Key and Valiant comics
* Magnus von Grapple, a boss in ''
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door''
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Magnus (The Vampire Chronicles), in ''The Vampire Chronicles'' by Anne Rice
* Magnus, the real name of the ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
'' character
the Master
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Ultra Magnus, several characters in the ''Transformers'' universe
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Magnus Lehnsherr
'' Exiles'' and ''New Exiles'' were comic book series which featured an ensemble cast of Marvel Comics characters. ''Exiles'' vol. 1 featured the fictional teams of the eponymous Exiles and rival Weapon X, both of which had a revolving cast, most ...
, an alternate reality Marvel Comics character; son of Rogue and Magneto
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Magnus the Red
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
, Primarch of the Thousand Sons Space Marines in the
Warhammer 40,000
''Warhammer 40,000'' is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, ...
universe
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Magnus the Sorcerer, a Marvel Universe character
* Magnus, in the video game ''
Kid Icarus: Uprising''
* Magnus Fossbakken, in the Norwegian TV show ''
Skam''
* Magnus Nielsen, a character from the TV series
Dark
* Magnus the Rogue, a supporting character in the video game ''
Minecraft Story Mode
''Minecraft: Story Mode'' is an Episodic video game, episodic point-and-click video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on Mojang Studios' sandbox video game ''Minecraft''. The first five episodes were released between Octo ...
''
* Magnus, the mascot of the
Cleveland State Vikings
The Cleveland State Vikings, or Vikes, are the athletic teams of Cleveland State University. Before as Fenn College they were known as the Fenn College Foxes or Fenn Foxes. Cleveland State competes in NCAA Division I. The Vikings have competed in ...
* Magnus, the god of magic from ''
The Elder Scrolls'' universe.
*
Will Magnus, a DC Comics scientist
* Count Magnus, the antagonist in the M.R. James story "Count Magnus."
*Jonah Magnus, founder of the titular institute in the horror fiction podcast ''
The Magnus Archives
''The Magnus Archives'' is a horror fiction podcast written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall, and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrated the podcast in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly appointed Hea ...
''
River Magnus the magical deity narrator from the River Magnus cinematic universe
* Magnus au Grimmus, a character in the ''
Red Rising
''Red Rising'' is a 2014 dystopian science fiction novel by American author Pierce Brown, and the first book and eponym of a series. The novel, set in the future on Mars, follows lowborn miner Darrow as he infiltrates the ranks of the elite Gol ...
'' series
* Magnus, a deity in the
Elder Scrolls video game universe
See also
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Manus (disambiguation)
Manus may refer to:
* Manus (anatomy), the zoological term for the distal portion of the forelimb of an animal (including the human hand)
* ''Manus'' marriage, a type of marriage during Roman times
Relating to locations around New Guinea
* Manu ...
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Magnes (disambiguation)
Magnes may refer to:
* Magnes (son of Aeolus), in Greek mythology, the eponym and first king of Magnesia
* Magnes (son of Argos), in Greek mythology, son of Argos and Perimele, and father of Hymenaeus
* Magnes the shepherd, possibly mythological, ...
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Magnusson (disambiguation)
Magnusson, or Magnússon, is a surname of Scandinavian origin, meaning ''son of Magnus''. It may refer to:
*Arn Magnusson, fictional character created by Jan Guillou
*Árni Magnússon, Icelandic scholar
*Arne Magnusson, fictional character from t ...
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List of people known as The Great
This is a list of people known as the Great, or the equivalent, in their own language. Other languages have their own suffixes, such as Persian ''e Bozorg'' and Urdu ''e Azam''.
In Persia, the title "the Great" at first seems to have been a co ...
References
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