Magellan yawanci yana nufin Ferdinand Magellan, wani ɗan ƙasar Fotigal mai bincike wanda aka lasafta shi da jagorantar balaguron farko don kewaya duniya. A matsayin sunan da ya dace, ba a samun Magellan a cikin ƙamus a matsayin kalma mai ma’ana dabam dabam dabam da batun mai binciken ko mashigin Magellan, wata hanyar ruwa a kudancin Chile mai suna bayansa.
