Mauno

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Mauno is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English given name7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Finland, Australia, Germany

  Languages: English, German

  Also written Mauño

• Hindi given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, India

  Also written Mauño

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, France

  Also written Mauño

• Russian given name4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Russia

  Also written Мауно

35 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Mauno is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Finnish form of MAGNUS .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Mauno Pekkalab. 1890FIFinnish politician and Prime Minister (1890–1952)
• Mauno Manninenb. 1915FIFinnish poet, painter and theatre director (1915-1969)
• Mauno Koivistob. 1923FIPresident of Finland (1923–2017)
• Mauno Jokipiib. 1924FIFinnish historian and professor
• Mauno Rintanenb. 1925FIFinnish association football player and basketball player (1925-2000)
• Maunu Kurkvaarab. 1926FInot in their usual nameFinnish painter, film director and screenwriter
• Mauno Maisalab. 1933FIFinnish rower (1933–2009)
• Mauno Manninenb. 1934FIFinnish politician
• Mauno Uusivirtab. 1948FIFinnish cyclist
• Teuvo Hakkarainenb. 1960FInot in their usual nameFinnish politician

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Mauno mean, and where does it come from?

Variant of Maunu, from the Scandinavian royal name Magnus, of Latin origin. Recorded by Wiktionary and Nordic Names.

What are other forms of the name Mauno?

In the etymology graph, Manu, Magnus and Mogens are forms of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Mauno?

A machine transcription gives /mɑu̯no̞/ (IPA) for Finnish.

How common is the name Mauno?

In Finland, the national register counted 5,123 people named Mauno, about 1 in 1.1 thousand residents.

Is Mauno a male or female name?

Mauno is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: Finland (DVV).

In which country does Mauno have the most bearers?

In Finland, the national register counted about 5.1 thousand people named Mauno, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled mauno.

Where is Mauno most common?

Mauno is densest in Finland, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.1 thousand people carrying it.