Definition
Refers to Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, or things named after him.
Etymology
From Portuguese Magalhães, possibly from Latin Magellanus. The family name became synonymous with exploration and navigation after Ferdinand Magellan's historic voyage (1519-1522).
Kelly Says
Ironically, Magellan never completed the circumnavigation himself - he was killed in the Philippines halfway through the journey. Only 18 of his original 237 crew members made it back to Spain, making it one of history's most costly successful expeditions.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማግኤላን (Magelāñ)
ma-ɡe-lan
ARالعربية
مَغَالَان (Magālan)
ma-ɡa-ˈlaːn
BNবাংলা
ম্যাগেলান (Magelan)
ma-ɡe-lan
CACatalà
Magellan
ma-ˈʒelan
CSČeština
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
DADansk
Magellan
ma-ˈɡe-lan
DEDeutsch
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
ELΕλληνικά
Μαγellan
ma-ˈʝelan
ESEspañol
Magallanes
mah-gah-YAH-nes
FAفارسی
مَگellan
ma-ɡe-lan
FISuomi
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
FRFrançais
Magellan
ma-ʒelan
GUGU
મેગેલાન (Megēlan)
me-ɡe-lan
HEעברית
מג'לן (Magelan)
ma-ɡe-lan
HIहिन्दी
मैगेलन (Magelan)
ma-ɡe-lan
HUMagyar
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
IDBahasa Indonesia
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
ITItaliano
Magellano
ma-ɡe-ˈlaːno
JA日本語
マゼラン (Mazeran)
ma-ze-ran
KKKK
Магеллан (Magellan)
ma-ɡe-lan
KMKM
មាហេឡាន (Mahelan)
ma-he-lan
KO한국어
마젤란 (Majellan)
ma-je-llan
MRMR
मॅगेलन (Magelan)
ma-ɡe-lan
MSBahasa Melayu
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
MYမြန်မာ
မဂ္ဂယ်လန် (Maggallan)
ma-ɡe-lan
NLNederlands
Magellan
ma-ˈɣe-lan
NONorsk
Magellan
ma-ˈɡe-lan
PAPA
ਮੈਗેਲਾਨ (Magelan)
ma-ɡe-lan
PLPolski
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
PTPortuguês
Magalhães
mah-gah-EYZ
RORomână
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
RUРусский
Магеллан
ma-ɡel-lan
SVSvenska
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
SWKiswahili
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
TAதமிழ்
மேகெல்லன் (Mēgeḷlan)
me-ɡe-llan
TEతెలుగు
మేగెలాన్ (Megēlan)
me-ɡe-lan
THไทย
แมกแลง (Maklang)
mak-lang
TRTürkçe
Magellan
ma-ɡel-lan
UKУкраїнська
Магеллан
ma-ɡe-lan
URاردو
مَغَالَان (Magālan)
ma-ɡa-ˈlaːn
VITiếng Việt
Magellan
ma-ɡe-lan
ZH中文
麦哲伦 (Màizhélún)
mài-zhè-lún