Given name
Mogens
“a powerful man”
Mogens is used as a given name. One Dutch interpretation is “a powerful man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Dutch interpretation is “a powerful man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Dutch.
How it developed
In Danish use, Mogens is used as a form of MAGNUs.
Mogens’s family of names
In Danish usage, Mogens shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Bokmål form MONS. Mogens is a form of Magnus. Mogens has a related form in Mogan.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mogens has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Dutch roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mogens
- Mogens LykketoftDanish politicianborn 1946
- Mogens KroghDanish footballerborn 1963
- Mogens FreyDanish cyclistborn 1941
- Mogens GlistrupDanish politician (1926-2008)
- Mogens JensenDanish politicianborn 1963
- Mogens WiethDanish actor (1919-1962)
- Mogens CamreDanish politician (1936-2016)
- Mogens BallinDanish jewelry designer and painter (1871-1914)
- Mogens WöldikeDanish conductor (1897–1988)
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88% boys · 12% girls