Magnus?

[BarbaraBeast]

Hi all,
We’re due number 3 in October (our second boy) and I’ve had the same smallish list of boys names each time I’ve been pregnant however, Magnus has popped up on my radar again and I’ve never really considered it a serious contender until now. I think it flows nicely with my other children’s names too which is a bonus!
Any thoughts on this name?

If we were to go for it, I can imagine we would shorten it to Gus (which I love).
Other options are Bruno, Otto or Rudy.

Love it

Love it. It was on my list.

Well I love it!
It suits mine down to the ground

His nickname is Mags, sometimes Maggi.

Love it!

I’ll be honest I don’t like the other names on your list.

Like it better than your other options

I have one too. He gets called Mag.

I like Bruno :)

Weirdly Otto and Rudy we're also on our long list. (But not Bruno, as we've a family friend named Bruno who is rather unhinged)

We also liked:
Duncan
Kester
Cosmo
Arlo
Milo

ps: Short form of Magnus is Mansie, but we've never used it.

I have a Magnus, too. I’m so pleased we chose it, I love it a bit more every day. It is, in general, very well received. Many people say, “Ooh, that’s a good strong name!” And men in particular seem to like it. I get the impression they would quite like to be named Magnus themselves. We haven’t met another Magnus yet.

We also had Otto our list, as well as Rollo, Tristan and Uther.

Love it!! It was in my top 3 but had to concede that it really didnt go with our surname. Go for it.

Thank you all for the replies so far-I’m glad it seems to be well received (more so than the other names on our list!).
The single drawback, which really isn’t the end of the world, is that my eldest son is Milo & I wouldn’t have usually used the same initial for siblings due to things like possible post mix ups etc when older (but as I say, it’s not the biggest issue). Do Milo and Magnus sound a bit twee?
Thanks again.

I think that's a beautiful name!

Erm, honestly, if your other names are Gnaeus Pompeius, maybe.

And if he’ll be attending Eton or equivalent.

Otherwise, please don’t do it to the poor kid.

I like it but love 0tto so I'd go for that.

Magnus - quite good, strong, very Icelandic. He'll be a real geyser!

Seriously pickled? It's a normal Scottish name.
If anything it's currently seen as a bit hipster, so London nappy valley more than Eton.

And Magnus Carlsen is awesome!

Love it! Best name on your list by far

Love Magnus and with Milo it's fine,
not twee at all.

How about Elias? Otis? Toren? Indy?

I think it’s fine with Milo. Not too twee, and neither name is cutesy. My daughter’s name also begins with an M, and it certainly doesn’t bother me.

I love is, but don't really see where you get Gus.
Angus might be better to avoid the M theme, or Gustav.

Angus would be a more natural name to give Gus as a nickname. Magnus will forever be associated with Mastermind for me, but that’s not a bad association.

A character on Dark is called Magnus. Never considered it as a potential name but I quite like it now. I think it goes alright with Milo.

Milo used to be the name of an energy drink.

Magnus is a great choice! I only know of one, who is about 7 years old. I really, really like Magnus. And Milo and Magnus sounds perfectly fine.

@jessstan2, it still is a drink.