Knut
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See also: knut
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Knut
- Alternative form of Cnut (“historical name”)
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Knute (weak variant)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Knútr, originally a byname; from knútr (“knot”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Knútur, Danish Knud and English Canute.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Knut m (definite Knuten)
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “knot”
Usage notes[edit]
Patronymics:
- son of Knut: Knutsson
- daughter of Knut: Knutsdotter
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Knut c (genitive Knuts)
- a male given name
Related terms[edit]
- (surname): Knutsson
References[edit]
- 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.
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Norwegian Nynorsk proper nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names
- Norwegian Nynorsk male given names from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːt
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːt/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names