# Magnus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmæɡnəs/ · frequency rank #15,859

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin of mostly Scottish and Scandinavian usage.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnus (“great”), taken from the title of Carolus Magnus "Charlemagne" by an eleventh century king of Norway, and brought to Scotland in medieval times.

## Easily confused with
- **mans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-mans)
- **manu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-manu)
- **Mags** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-mags)
- **minus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-minus)
- **mains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-mains)
- **manus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-manus)
- **magus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-magus)
- **Marcus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-marcus)
- **Markus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-markus)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnus-vs-marius)
- **magna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magna-vs-magnus)
- **mages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mages-vs-magnus)
- **magnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnet-vs-magnus)
- **magnum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magnum-vs-magnus)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amgnus`, `maggnus`, `magnnus`, `magnsu`, `magnuss`, `maguns`, `mangus`, `mganus`, `mmagnus`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/magnus