Given name & surname · also Norse
Magne
“a fierce warrior”·“a great man”
Magne is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
First recorded c. 1100.
Magne’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magne shares a linguistic root with the Faroese form Magni. Magne has a related form in Magaie. Magne has a related form in Magnea.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Magne has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Magne
- Magne FuruholmenNorwegian musicianborn 1962
- Magne MyrmoNorwegian cross-country skier (1943-2025)
- Magne ThomassenNorwegian speed skaterborn 1941
- Magne HosethNorwegian footballerborn 1980
- Magne HavnåNorwegian boxer1963–2004
- Magne JohansenNorwegian ski jumperborn 1965
- Magne SimonsenNorwegian footballerborn 1988
- Magne SkodvinNorwegian historian (1915–2004)
- Magne HagaNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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