Given name & surname

Magny

“a fierce warrior”·“a great man”

Magny is a variant of Magne. Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Magny is a variant of Magne. Interpretations include “a fierce warrior” and “a great man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Magny is a variant of Magne. An origin associated with Magne is Latin.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magny developed from Magný.

The story

First recorded in 1858.

Magny’s family of names

In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magny developed from the Icelandic form Magný. Magny has a related form in Magne. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Magny has a related form in Magni.

Walk Magny’s family in the name graph

MagnyMagniMagneMasnyMagný

Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Magny has relatives in 3 languages.

3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 3

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.

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