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 ==== knut (“knot”) (surname): Knutsen, Knudsen == 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 ==== knut (“knot”) (surname): Knutsen, Knudsen === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Knut”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 222 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.