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What nicknames would you use/have you heard for Magnus?

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MagnusMama · 12/10/2008 20:28

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Sophronia · 17/08/2023 22:55

Mags
Max
Manny/Mannie
Gus

SemperIdem · 16/08/2023 21:15

I know of one, is about 10.

I really like the name.

midsomermurderess · 16/08/2023 18:51

I know a few and it’s never shortened.

nameXname · 16/08/2023 18:10

Agree that it doesn't need a nickname. It's just two syllables and easy to pronounce.

Traditionally, the nickname was 'Mannie'. But - as previous poster with Orcadian connections explains - a nickname was only used when there were several members of the same family with the same name.

RuthW · 16/08/2023 17:51

Gus.

Magnus is lovely

JPAmot · 16/08/2023 15:46

Manny or Max. Never Maggie, that's a girl's name.

ohnothanks · 17/09/2018 20:12

Mags.

Sunflower321 · 17/09/2018 16:34

Names don't need a nickname! Lots of my friends don't use nicknames, nor do I and I have a 3 syllable name.

MadMaryBoddington · 17/09/2018 15:32

The Magnus I know is just Magnus.

Sunflower321 · 17/09/2018 14:42

It would be a shame to change a lovely interesting name as Magnus into the imo overused Max. Magnus is lovely as it is!

Sophronia · 17/09/2018 14:38

Max

MyBootsAreMuddy · 17/09/2018 14:37

Ds1 (15) has a friend who's known as Nu or Nus(prn: noose)

Icklepup · 17/09/2018 12:17

Mag
Magi
Nus
Nussi

Shadow1234 · 17/09/2018 12:08

Mags.

Sunflower321 · 17/09/2018 10:30

Magnus doesn't need a short form! It's a great name and easy to say!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 17/09/2018 08:43

Gus.

PassportBridgetPants · 17/09/2018 08:33

I'd use Gus.

PennyGH · 17/09/2018 06:22

My friend has a Magnus. He gets called Maggie or Magpie by almost everyone. I imagine this evolving into Mags during the teenage years and beyond. Lovely name.

MrsKayMartin · 17/09/2018 04:25

Maybe, but he has to have something for babies to call him, especially if he's gonna have siblings..

nickeldime · 31/10/2008 15:07

Mack? Saw it here, it's a variant of Magnus: www.babynamespedia.com/meaning/Mack

Finona · 21/10/2008 22:47

This is a family name for me (Orcadian connections) and DD would have been Magnus if she'd been DS2! I have relatives variously known as Magnus, Magnie and Mansie to distinguish them all from each other.

cthea · 21/10/2008 21:25

The one I knew was nn Moona. He was/is lovely.

BodenGroupie · 21/10/2008 21:23

DD knows two, both teenagers, both known as Maggie.

Liffey · 21/10/2008 21:22

Gus.

Mandelbrot · 21/10/2008 21:17

Max