I got my husband a baby name book hoping to steer him toward some more ‘mainstream’ names after his only additions to our list for baby #1 were [name]Odysseus[/name] and Agamemnon. He came up with [name]Magnus[/name].
I am all for looking for a name that hits the sweet spot between unique but not ‘out there,’ but inital reaction to [name]Magnus[/name] was pretty negative.
However, when I float the name to others expecting to get the scrunched nose of distaste, many people seem to take to it.
Well, let me first say that the Scandinavian name of [name]Magnus[/name] is a definite improvement on the cumbersome [name]Odysseus[/name] and Agamemnon. It’s easier to say and spell that’s for sure! :). I don’t mind [name]Magnus[/name] at all. It’s rare, strong and masculine. However, it’s one of those names that a child has to make his own due to its manly and rugged image. I think it’s a little better than the similar name [name]Maximus[/name]. If you and your husband like it and it flows well with your surname, my advice is to go for it!
I simply adore [name]Magnus[/name]. i first heard of his via a friend of my brother. In my favourite play: “Translations” by [name]Brian[/name] Friel, there’s a character called Mánus. Therefore, if i were to use magnus myself i’d call him mánus affectionally at home
i also love the meaning: greatest.
It’s be a wonderful choice for a son, [name]IMO[/name].
I love [name]Magnus[/name], it has all the things I love about certain names, history, depth, a lovely sound to it. My only faults with it is my surname begins with S, and it is a big name and I have small small boys and I’m not sure if it’s too much name for them. It’s on my maybe list as it’s one of the few names DP and I agree with but he has the same worry.
I like [name]Manus[/name] for a nn as well, never thought of that, and it’s nicer than [name]Gus[/name] [name]IMO[/name].
I’m not a fan of [name]Magnus[/name]. I knew a [name]Magnus[/name] growing up who was endlessly teased, and nicknamed “Magnum”, like the ice cream. Sorry.
[name]Magnus[/name] is cool, though I don’t think I’d ever use it. There’s a character in a popular YA series with this name, and if the movie adaptation ever comes out, it might get a boost in popularity.
[name]Magnus[/name] is a great, cool name which has a royal history in Norway. The current Crown [name]Prince[/name] is [name]Haakon[/name] [name]Magnus[/name] and his son is Sverre [name]Magnus[/name], called [name]Magnus[/name]. I like [name]Gus[/name], if you have to have a nn, but there’s also [name]Manny[/name] too.
Otherwise, there are some great classical Greek names for guys that aren’t as over-obvious as [name]Odysseus[/name]. [name]Hector[/name], for example, or [name]Nicodemus[/name]; [name]Aeneas[/name] or [name]Perseus[/name] (after the [name]Percy[/name] [name]Jackson[/name] series). What about Antaeus?
The name in itself sounds nice, but it depends where you used it. Problem is [name]Magnus[/name]'s usage is so confined to Scandinavia. I’ve never come across non-Scandinavian [name]Magnus[/name] in my life. Outside of Scandinavia, People may confuse little [name]Magnus[/name] for a foreign exchange student. Similarly, I like the name [name]Bruno[/name]. Like [name]Magnus[/name], [name]Bruno[/name] is a foreign sounding non-Anglo, but it’s used in several countries ranging from Germany, [name]France[/name], to [name]Brazil[/name] making it more accessible and easier to get used of.
I think it sounds very snobby and stuck up. It sounds like a spoiled kid living off of old money with absolutely no manners. Sorry but I just cannot see it on a boy. As a teacher if I knew there was a [name]Magnus[/name] coming to my class I would worry about behavior, it just does not sound like a well behaved boy, but that is just me.
Oh, I really like [name]Magnus[/name]! Especially nn [name]Gus[/name]. However, I do worry that he might be teased a bit, more with the nn [name]Maggie[/name] than anything else!
