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Knut
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knut
English
Proper noun
en Cnut historical name.
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
Etymology
From nb non Knútr, originally a byname; from non knútr knot. Cognate with fo,is Knútur, da Knud and en Canute.
Pronunciation
nn /knʉːt/
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Old Norse knot
Related terms
nb knut knot
surname: nb Knutsen, nb Knudsen
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Knute weak variant
Etymology
From nn non Knútr, originally a byname; from non knútr knot. Cognate with fo,is Knútur, da Knud and en Canute.
Pronunciation
nn /knʉːt/
Proper noun
m
nn male Old Norse knot
Usage notes
Knuts
Related terms
nn knut knot
surname: nn Knutsen, nn Knudsen
References
222 Knut
m 23 638 1940s 4th March 2023
Swedish
Etymology
From sv non Knútr, cognate with da Knud and en Canute.
Pronunciation
sv /knʉːt/
sv ʉːt 1
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
surname: sv Knutsson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 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.