Given name & surname
Maunu
“great”
Maunu is a masculine given name from Latin, meaning “great.” It is used in Finnish.
Meaning & origin
Maunu’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Maunu has a nickname in Manu. In Finnish usage, Maunu has a related form in Mauno. In Finnish usage, Maunu has a conventional equivalent in the English form Magnus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
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 Maunu
- Magnus TavastFinnish catholic priest, bishop of Turku (1357-1452)
- Maunu KurkvaaraFinnish painter, film director and screenwriter1926–2023
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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