Maunu

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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

Declension

Inflection of Maunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Maunu	Maunut
genitive		Maunun	Maunujen
partitive		Maunua	Maunuja
illative		Maunuun	Maunuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Maunu	Maunut
accusative	nom.	Maunu	Maunut
	gen.	Maunun
genitive		Maunun	Maunujen
partitive		Maunua	Maunuja
inessive		Maunussa	Maunuissa
elative		Maunusta	Maunuista
illative		Maunuun	Maunuihin
adessive		Maunulla	Maunuilla
ablative		Maunulta	Maunuilta
allative		Maunulle	Maunuille
essive		Maununa	Maunuina
translative		Maunuksi	Maunuiksi
abessive		Maunutta	Maunuitta
instructive		—	Maunuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Maunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maununi Maununi accusative nom. Maununi Maununi gen. Maununi genitive Maununi Maunujeni partitive Maunuani Maunujani inessive Maunussani Maunuissani elative Maunustani Maunuistani illative Maunuuni Maunuihini adessive Maunullani Maunuillani ablative Maunultani Maunuiltani allative Maunulleni Maunuilleni essive Maununani Maunuinani translative Maunukseni Maunuikseni abessive Maunuttani Maunuittani instructive — — comitative — Maunuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maunusi Maunusi accusative nom. Maunusi Maunusi gen. Maunusi genitive Maunusi Maunujesi partitive Maunuasi Maunujasi inessive Maunussasi Maunuissasi elative Maunustasi Maunuistasi illative Maunuusi Maunuihisi adessive Maunullasi Maunuillasi ablative Maunultasi Maunuiltasi allative Maunullesi Maunuillesi essive Maununasi Maunuinasi translative Maunuksesi Maunuiksesi abessive Maunuttasi Maunuittasi instructive — — comitative — Maunuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maunumme Maunumme accusative nom. Maunumme Maunumme gen. Maunumme genitive Maunumme Maunujemme partitive Maunuamme Maunujamme inessive Maunussamme Maunuissamme elative Maunustamme Maunuistamme illative Maunuumme Maunuihimme adessive Maunullamme Maunuillamme ablative Maunultamme Maunuiltamme allative Maunullemme Maunuillemme essive Maununamme Maunuinamme translative Maunuksemme Maunuiksemme abessive Maunuttamme Maunuittamme instructive — — comitative — Maunuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maununne Maununne accusative nom. Maununne Maununne gen. Maununne genitive Maununne Maunujenne partitive Maunuanne Maunujanne inessive Maunussanne Maunuissanne elative Maunustanne Maunuistanne illative Maunuunne Maunuihinne adessive Maunullanne Maunuillanne ablative Maunultanne Maunuiltanne allative Maunullenne Maunuillenne essive Maununanne Maunuinanne translative Maunuksenne Maunuiksenne abessive Maunuttanne Maunuittanne instructive — — comitative — Maunuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maununsa Maununsa accusative nom. Maununsa Maununsa gen. Maununsa genitive Maununsa Maunujensa partitive Maunuaan Maunuansa Maunujaan Maunujansa inessive Maunussaan Maunussansa Maunuissaan Maunuissansa elative Maunustaan Maunustansa Maunuistaan Maunuistansa illative Maunuunsa Maunuihinsa adessive Maunullaan Maunullansa Maunuillaan Maunuillansa ablative Maunultaan Maunultansa Maunuiltaan Maunuiltansa allative Maunulleen Maunullensa Maunuilleen Maunuillensa essive Maununaan Maununansa Maunuinaan Maunuinansa translative Maunukseen Maunuksensa Maunuikseen Maunuiksensa abessive Maunuttaan Maunuttansa Maunuittaan Maunuittansa instructive — — comitative — Maunuineen Maunuinensa

Derived terms

• Maunula
• Maunumäki
• Maununen (surnames)
• Maununneva

 

Related terms

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

Statistics

• 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.

Anagrams

• muuan, muuna, uuman