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Knight
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knight
English
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Etymology
From en enm knyghte, from en ang cniht youth; servant.
Pronunciation
en /naɪt/
en aɪt 1
Proper noun
en English occupations for someone who was a mounted soldier.
en Daniel Brown League of Legends Worlds: Can ‘Golden Left Hand’ top ‘Faker’ to earn a grand slam? w:The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5044894/2023/11/10/worlds-league-of-legends-lol/ 2023-11-10 Though teams from China have hoisted the Summoner’s Cup, which goes to the Worlds champion, it’s always been South Korean mid laners who have starred on those teams. Erzberger said Knight wants to be the first Chinese mid laner to hoist that trophy — and maybe become a national treasure himself. https://web.archive.org/web/20240608172257/https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5044894/2023/11/10/worlds-league-of-legends-lol/
en town co/Iron County s/Wisconsin c/USA.
en settlement on isl/Saint Croix terr/United States Virgin Islands.
Derived terms
en Knightian Knightian uncertainty Knight-Darwin law Knights Hill Knights Landing
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Knight is the 209th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 136,713 individuals. Knight is most common among White (72.31%) and Black (21.61%) individuals.
See also
en Knights
en surnames from Middle English surnames from common nouns