Magnus

Magnus, meaning "great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BCE. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Flavius Magnus Maximus Augustus, often just called Magnus Maximus. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages among various European peoples and their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity. This was especially the case with Scandinavian royalty and nobility.

This article is about the given name and surname. For other uses, see Magnus (disambiguation).

As a Scandinavian forename, it was extracted from the Frankish ruler Charlemagne's Latin name "Carolus Magnus" and re-analyzed as Old Norse magn-hús = "power house".[1]

Magnus may refer to:

People

Given name

Kings of Norway

Kings of Denmark

Kings of Sweden

King of Livonia

Dukes

Saints

Others

Family name

Ancient Romans
  • Pompey Magnus, Roman consul and general who was given the honorific "Magnus"
  • Magnus Maximus, Roman usurper and Western Roman Emperor (died 388)
  • Montius Magnus, 4th-century Roman quaestor

Pseudonyms, pen names and ring names
  • Magnus, pseudonym of American magician Jeff McBride
  • Magnus, pen name of Italian comic book artist Roberto Raviola
  • Magnus (formerly Brutus Magnus), ring name of English professional wrestler Nick Aldis (born 1986)
  • Tyrone Magnus, actor and YouTuber Tyrone Crawley

Fictional characters
  • Magnus Bane, in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare, and character in the TV Series Shadowhunters.
  • Magnus Burnsides, one of the main protagonists in The Adventure Zone Dungeons & Dragons podcast
  • Magnus Chase, the main protagonist in the fantasy series Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard
  • Magnus Eisengrim, in the Deptford Trilogy
  • Magnus Gallant, a main character in Ogre Battle 64
  • Magnus Greel, a villain in the 1977 Doctor Who serial The Talons of Weng-Chiang
  • Magnus Hammersmith, an antagonist in Metalocalypse
  • Magnus Pym, the protagonist of John le Carré's novel A Perfect Spy
  • Magnus Powermouse, the title character of the children's book of the same name
  • Magnus, Robot Fighter, a comic book character published by Gold Key and Valiant comics
  • Magnus von Grapple, a boss in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  • Magnus (The Vampire Chronicles), in The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
  • Magnus, the real name of the Doctor Who character the War Chief
  • Ultra Magnus, several characters in the Transformers universe
  • Magnus Lehnsherr, an alternate reality Marvel Comics character; son of Rogue and Magneto
  • Magnus the Red, Primarch of the Thousand Sons Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
  • Magnus the Sorcerer, a Marvel Universe character
  • Magnus, in the video game Kid Icarus: Uprising
  • Magnus Fossbakken, in the Norwegian TV show Skam
  • Magnus the Rogue, a supporting character in the video game Minecraft Story Mode
  • Magnus, the mascot of the Cleveland State Vikings
  • 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

See also
  • All pages with titles containing Magnus
  • Manus (disambiguation)
  • Magnes (disambiguation)
  • Magnusson (disambiguation)
  • List of people known as The Great

References
  1. "Scandinavian Names". BehindTheName.com. 2007. Retrieved 2019-07-19.

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