Re: Magnettes, et al

[nolan penney <npenney@concentric.net>]

>       The names, ie. Magna, Magnette, Midget, etc., all came from a time
>when the people at MG still had enough imagination to NAME the cars, instead
>of falling on the lackluster choices of MGA,MGB, MGC, MGF......

I own a Magna, though it's a motorcycle.  I have searched high and low for the 
origins of 
that name or word, and what it means.  This thread is the most informative I've 
seen about 
it.  But...I haven't seen an explanation of the name Magna itself.  Anyone know?