Magnar is a somewhat common
forename
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for men in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
. The name is known in Norway from the late 19th century. The name may be derived from the Norse word ''magn'' meaning ''"Strength"'' or possibly from the Latin name
Magnus
Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BC. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Magnus Maximus. The name gained wid ...
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Notable people
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Magnar Åm (born 1952), composer
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Magnar Lund Bergo (born 1949), politician
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Lars Magnar Enoksen (born 1960), Swedish writer and Glima wrestler
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Magnar Estenstad (1924–2004), cross country skier
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Magnar Fosseide (1913–1983), nordic combined skier
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Magnar Freimuth (born 1973), Estonian nordic combined skier
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Magnar Hellebust (1914–2008), politician
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Tom Magnar Hetland (born 1954), journalist and editor
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Magnar G. Huseby (1928–2011), engineer and politician
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Magnar Ingebrigtsli
Magnar Ingebrigtsli (11 November 1932 – 10 September 2001) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and biathlete.
He was born in Rindal Municipality, and represented IK Rindals-Troll. He competed at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezz ...
(1932–2001), cross country skier and biathlete
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Magnar Isaksen
Magnar Nikolai Isaksen (13 October 1910 – 8 June 1979) was a Norwegian football (soccer) player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. At club level, Isaksen represented Kristiansund FK and Lyn.
Career
Magnar Isaksen was born in Krist ...
(1910–1979), football player
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Bjarne Magnar Lerum (1941–2010), businessman and politician
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Magnar Lundemo
Magnar Lundemo (4 March 1938 in Meråker – 7 January 1987 in Meråker) was a Norwegian cross-country skier and track and field athlete. As a skier he participated in two Olympic Games and placed fourth at the 1962 World Championships. In t ...
(1938–1987), cross country skier and runner
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Magnar Lussand
Magnar Lussand (18 July 1945 – 24 September 2019) was a Norwegian school principal and politician for the Centre Party.
He was born in Lussand, Ullensvang, and after graduating from teachers' college in 1971 he spent six years as a teacher in ...
(born 1945), politician
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Magnar Norderhaug
Magnar Norderhaug (21 July 1939 – 22 April 2006) was a Norwegian zoologist and ecologist.
Biography
He was a cand.real. by education. He worked at the Norwegian Polar Institute from 1967 to 1972, in Vestfold County Municipality from 1972 to ...
(1939–2006), zoologist and ecologist
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Magnar Ødegaard
Magnar Ødegaard (; born 11 May 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Sarpsborg 08 as a centre back.
Club career
Ødegaard was born in Fredrikstad and played for Skjeberg SK and Borgen IL during his youth. He later joined Sarpsborg 08, ...
(born 1993), football player
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Magnar Sætre
Magnar Sætre (12 November 1940 – 5 December 2002) was a Norwegian typographer and politician for the Labour Party.
Early years
He was born in Bergen as a son of principal Peder Sætre and Martha née Johannesen.
Early career
He underw ...
(1940–2002), politician
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Magnar Solberg
Magnar Solberg (born 4 February 1937) is a former Norwegian biathlete and police officer. He won a gold medal in the 20 km at the 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics; his 4 × 7.5 km relay teams placed second in 1968 and fourth in 1972. In ...
(born 1937), biathlete
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Magnar Sortåsløkken
Magnar Sortåsløkken (born 1 August 1947 in Ringsaker) is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (Norway), Socialist Left Party.
He was elected to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Hedmark in 1985, and was re-elected on two occ ...
(born 1947), politician
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Inge Magnar Valen (born 1951), football player
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