Knut

See also: knut

English

Proper noun

Knut

  1. Alternative form of Cnut (historical name).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Knútr, originally a byname; from knútr (knot). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Knútur, Danish Knud and English Canute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knʉːt/

Proper noun

Knut

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “knot”

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse Knútr, originally a byname; from knútr (knot). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Knútur, Danish Knud and English Canute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knʉːt/

Proper noun

Knut m (definite Knuten)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “knot”

Usage notes

Patronymics:

  • son of Knut: Knutsson
  • daughter of Knut: Knutsdotter

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /knʉːt/
  • Rhymes: -ʉːt

Proper noun

Knut c (genitive Knuts)

  1. a male given name

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 15 750 males with the given name Knut living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.