Magellan

English

Etymology

Anglicisation of Portuguese Magalhães.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /məˈɡɛlən/, /məˈd͡ʒɛlən/

Proper noun

Magellan (usually uncountable, plural Magellans)

A surname.
Ferdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer)

Derived terms

Translations

surname

Arabic: مَاجِلَان m (majilān), مَاجِلَان m (magilān)
Armenian: Մագելան (Magelan)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 麥哲倫／麦哲伦 (zh) (Màizhélún)
Finnish: (the explorer and surname Magalhães) Magalhães, (surname Magellan) Magellan
Japanese: マゼラン (Mazeran)
Korean: 마젤란 (Majellan)
Polish: Magellan m
Portuguese: Magalhães m
Russian: Магелла́н (ru) m (Magellán)
Spanish: Magallanes (es) m
Tagalog: Magallanes

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