// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Magna say to her date? You're attractive.
Appearance
Magna is an inflected form of the Latin word magnus, 'great, large, vast, big, mighty', with cognates throughout the Indo-European languages, including English many and mega (the latter a doublet via Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas)). It appears in many names and titles, including:
Companies
[edit]- Magna (bicycle company), bicycle brand of Dynacraft BSC
- Magna Corporation, defunct American public company
- Magna Entertainment Corp., North American gaming and horse racing company
- Magna Home Entertainment, Australian entertainment distributor also known as Magna Pacific
- Magna International, Canadian automotive supplier
- Magna Publishing Group, American publisher of pornography
- Magna Steyr, automobile manufacturer in Graz, Austria
Ancient Rome
[edit]- Magna Graecia, ancient Roman name for the areas of Southern Italy where Greek was widely spoken
- Magnis (Carvoran), a now ruined Roman fort, also known as Magna, at Carvoran, Northumberland, England
- Leptis Magna, ancient Roman city in Libya
- Plancia Magna (fl. 1st century CE), prominent woman from Anatolia during the Roman Empire
People
[edit]- Edith Scott Magna (1885–1960), American civic leader
- Marcus Magna (born 1988), French professional footballer
Vehicles
[edit]- Honda Magna, cruiser motorcycle produced from 1982 to 1988 and 1994 to 2003
- Mitsubishi Magna, mid-size car produced from 1985 to 2005
Other
[edit]- Magna cum laude, indicating that an academic degree was earned 'with great praise'
- Magna Defender, character from the Power Rangers Lost Galaxy TV series
- Magna (moth), genus of moths in the family Erebidae
- Magna (paint), brand name of an acrylic resin paint formerly sold by Bocour Artist Colors
- Magna Science Adventure Centre, educational visitor attraction in Rotherham, England
- Magna station, a stop on the South Yorkshire Supertram serving the site
- Magna Special Craft, a brand of beer brewed by Compañía Cervecera de Puerto Rico
- Magna (The Walking Dead), a fictional character from The Walking Dead
- Magna, Utah, city in Salt Lake County, Utah
- MAGNA awards, Australian museum awards
- Magna (Neom), A city in Neom project, Saudi Arabia.
- Magna Via (route)