Given name & surname
Magni
“a fierce warrior”·“a great man”·“having great strength”
Magni is a variant of Magne. Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Magni has a related form in Magna. One Latin interpretation is “having great strength.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Magni is a variant of Magne. Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. Magni has a related form in Magna. One Latin interpretation is “having great strength.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Magni is a variant of Magne. An origin associated with Magne is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magni developed from the Icelandic form Magný.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2020. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Magni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19
- 19 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 390 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Magni’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Magni has a feminine form in Magna. Magni has a related form in Magne. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magni has a related form in Magna.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Magni has relatives in 3 languages.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Magni
- Magni SmedåsNorwegian cross-country skierborn 1995
- Magni LaksáfossFaroese politicianborn 1969
- Magni ArgeFaroese politicianborn 1959
- Magni WentzelNorwegian jazz musicianborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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