Given name & surname
Magno
“great”·“a great man; one who is large”
Magno is a variant of Magnus. Interpretations include “great” (Latin) and “a great man; one who is large” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Magno is a variant of Magnus. Interpretations include “great” (Latin) and “a great man; one who is large” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Magno is a variant of Magnus. An origin associated with Magnus is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Magno through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 28
- 28 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 6 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 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 493 as a first name in 2020; 2,727 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.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Magno
- Magno AlvesBrazilian association football playerborn 1976
- Magno CruzBrazilian association football playerborn 1988
- MaguinhoBrazilian association football playerborn 1992
- Magno NovaesBrazilian footballerborn 1983
- Magno NazaretBrazilian racing cyclistborn 1986
- MagnoBrazilian footballerborn 1974
- Magno VieiraBrazilian footballerborn 1985
- MagnusArchbishop of Milan
- Magno MaltaBrazilian politician and Senator of the Republic (2003–2019; 2023–present)born 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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