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Maunu

Quick answerThe given name 'Maunu' is a Finnish and Estonian form of the Latin name 'Magnus', meaning "great" or "large," derived from the Latin adjective *magnus*.

Finnish · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#686
TrendStable
Peak year
Syllables2
OriginFinnish
LanguageFinnish
CultureFinnish
ReligionChristianity
Letters5
Numerology7 Chaldean 22
Global rank#686

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

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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