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    Magnus

    MAG-nus

    Latin
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Great; Mighty
    Origin
    Latin
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Magnus does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Great; Mighty", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Magnus.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Magnus proclaims unsearchable greatness — the LORD whose magnitude of love, power, and wisdom can never be measured.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 145:3

      "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable."

    • Psalm 48:1

      "Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness."

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