Boy · Latin, through Old Norse
Mánus
Say it: MAW-nus
Meaning
Irish form of Latin Magnus 'great', borrowed from Norse royal use.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 125 babies given this name since 1914
- At its height in 1929, about 1 in 119,500 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Maghnus
| Latin | Magnus |
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Famous bearers
- Mánus Ó Domhnaill, 16th-century lord of Tír Chonaill
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Where this comes from
- The Irish annals and early Irish literature
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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