"Magellan" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /məˈɡɛlən/, /məˈd͡ʒɛlən/ Forms: Magellans [plural]
Etymology: Anglicisation of Portuguese Magalhães. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt|Magalhães}} Portuguese Magalhães Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-|s}} Magellan (usually uncountable, plural Magellans)
  1. A surname. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (surname): مَاجِلَان (majilān) [masculine] (Arabic), مَاجِلَان (magilān) [masculine] (Arabic), Մագելան (Magelan) (Armenian), 麥哲倫 (Chinese Mandarin), 麦哲伦 (Màizhélún) (Chinese Mandarin), Magellan (english: surname Magellan) (Finnish), マゼラン (Mazeran) (Japanese), 마젤란 (Majellan) (Korean), Magellan [masculine] (Polish), Magalhães [masculine] (Portuguese), Магелла́н (Magellán) [masculine] (Russian), Magallanes [masculine] (Spanish), Magallanes (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-Magellan-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames Disambiguation of 'surname': 96 4
  2. Ferdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer) Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Magellanian, Magellanic, Strait of Magellan
    Sense id: en-Magellan-en-name-lgZJOU3S Disambiguation of Individuals: 17 83 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93

Inflected forms

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