Maunu

Medieval spoken form of the Scandinavian royal name Magnus, of Latin origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑu̯nu/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑunu
• Syllabification^(key): Mau‧nu

Maunu

1. a male given name

   Maunu Tavast oli Suomen piispa 1400-luvulla.

   Magnus Tavast was a bishop of Finland in the 15th century.

   • 1971, Orvokki Autio, Puimakone bulevardilla, Kirjayhtymä, page 292:

     Ja kaikkien nimet olivat enemmän tai vähemmän papillisia, niin kuin nyt Maunukin. Sauli, Maria, Hanna ja Elias. Ne nimet oli kyllä oppinut, sillä Maunu oli alituiseen puhunut sisaristaan ja veljistään ja suvustaan.

     And everyone had a more or less clerical name, like Maunu too. Sauli, Maria, Hanna and Elias. One could learn those names, as Maunu had often talked of his sisters, brothers and family.

2. a Finnish surname originating as a patronymic

• (given names) Mauno, Manu
• (surnames) Manninen

• Maunu is the 656^th (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 242 male individuals (and as a middle name to 183 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Maunu is the 1717^th (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 498 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• muuan, muuna, uuman