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Pandabean
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Magnus

Post by Pandabean » Thu May 24, 2007 2:30 pm

Just wondering if anyone can tell me is the name Magnus is a name for something else like James or is it an actual name?

Its just that I am tracing my girlfriends tree and there was a Magnus Gatt in the Merchant Navy during WW2 and I would like to know if that was the name he used.

Thanks
Andy
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[b]McDonald[/b]
[b]Greenlees & Fairnie[/b] (Musselburgh area)
[b]Johnston, Whitson, Whitecross, Runciman [/b] (Haddingtonshire)
[b]Rutherford [/b](Dumbartonshire, Airth & Larbert)
[b]Ross, Stevenson & Robb[/b](Falkirk)[/size]
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joette
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Post by joette » Thu May 24, 2007 3:02 pm

As far as I am aware it is a Scandinavian name which came to Scotland via Orkneys/Shetlands? It has variants one of which is Manus.
I would think it is Latin in origin Magnus meaning Great/magnificent?(too many years since my Latin Lessons!)
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
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Post by paddyscar » Thu May 24, 2007 3:25 pm

Hi Andy:
http://www.babyzone.com lists Magnus as derived from Latin meaning great, with Gaelic variation Maghnus, Manus
Frances
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Post by Pandabean » Fri May 25, 2007 5:11 pm

Thanks, I wasnt sure if it was another name for a name. :D
Andy
[size=75]
[b]McDonald[/b]
[b]Greenlees & Fairnie[/b] (Musselburgh area)
[b]Johnston, Whitson, Whitecross, Runciman [/b] (Haddingtonshire)
[b]Rutherford [/b](Dumbartonshire, Airth & Larbert)
[b]Ross, Stevenson & Robb[/b](Falkirk)[/size]
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Falkyrn
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Post by Falkyrn » Fri May 25, 2007 6:43 pm

http://www.whatsinaname.net/

is another site which confirms the latin derivation claiming linkage to Charlemagne who was "Carolus Magnus"
~RJ Paton~
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