About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Manus, Magnus
- Variants
- Manus, Maghnus
- Stronghold region
- Ulster
Overview
From Latin Magnus, brought to Ireland through Norse-Gaelic contact and the example of King Magnus Barefoot of Norway, who fell in Ulster in 1103. Famous bearer: Mánus Ó Domhnaill, 16th-century chief of Tír Conaill.
The story behind Mánus
A name particularly favoured by the Ó Domhnaill kings of Donegal.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; Gaelic form of Magnus.
Did you know?
Mánus Ó Domhnaill was the great 16th-century king of Tír Conaill who commissioned the famous Life of Colmcille.
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