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Magnús
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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse and Icelandic spelling of Magnus [1]
Related Names
See Magnus
Patronyms [What's That?]
Male
| Magnúsarson | 
|
| Magnússon |
|
Female
| Magnúsardóttir |
|
| Magnúsdóttir |
|
Grammar
| - Icelandic |
|
|---|---|
| Nominative: | Magnús |
| Accusative: | Magnús |
| Dative: | Magnúsi |
| Genitive: | Magnúsar |
Further Information
Namesakes
- Magnús Óláfsson, also called Magnús góði (Magnús the Good, c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042, ruling over both countries until his death in 1047
Trivia
- Magnús is also used as an Icelandic horse name
Statistics
Name Count per Country (What's this?)
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| Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
| Iceland[3] |
  |
2325 | 2819 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
 Denmark[4] |
  |
51 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
51 | n.a. |
 Sweden[5] |
 |
16 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
 Finland[6] |
|
n.a. |
17 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
17 |
 Norway[7] |
  |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
0 | n.a. |
 Greenland[8] |
|
0 | 0 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
| #: count of main first name only | |||||||
| &: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
| Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
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Top List Ranking
Sources: [9]
References
- ↑ Hermann Pálsson: Nafnabókin (1991)
- ↑ Mannanafnaskrá at island.is, http://www.island.is
- ↑ Hagstofa Íslands, National statistics office of Iceland, http://www.hagstofan.is/
- ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
- ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
- ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi
- ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
- ↑ Grønlands Statistik, Statistics office of Greenland, http://www.stat.gl/
- ↑ details see Name Statistic tables