Knut
See also: knut
English
Proper noun
Knut
- 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
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “knot”
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- Knute (weak variant)
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)
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “knot”
Usage notes
Patronymics:
- son of Knut: Knutsson
- daughter of Knut: Knutsdotter
Related terms
References
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Knut”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 23 638 males with the given name Knut living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 4th March, 2023.
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)
- a male given name
Related terms
- (surname): Knutsson
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.