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Catalan
Proper noun
Magne m
- Magnus
Latin
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Magne
- vocative singular of Magnus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse Magni, from magn (“power”). First recorded in Norway ca. 1100.
Proper noun
Magne m (definite Magnen)
- (Norse mythology) Magni (the son of Thor and Jarnsaxa)
- a male given name from Old Norse
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Magne”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 7 713 males with the given name Magne living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 7th April, 2023.