Maunu
Finnish · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Maunu
The given name 'Maunu' is a Finnish and Estonian form of the Latin name 'Magnus', meaning "great" or "large," derived from the Latin adjective *magnus*.
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Etymology
The given name 'Maunu' is a Finnish and Estonian form of the Latin name 'Magnus', meaning "great" or "large," derived from the Latin adjective *magnus*. It is primarily used in Finnish and Estonian cultures, often within Lutheran Christian contexts, and notably appears in Finnish history as the name of Maunu Tavast, a 15th-century Bishop of Turku.
Maunu currently ranks #686 in the United States as a boy's name.
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