English Explanatory Dictionary

Magnuson

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. A Scandinavian surname, equivalent to English Manson.

Word forms

Magnuson Magnusons

Etymology

From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).

Related words

Manson
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