Knut

Male given name

Also known as Knut (given name) · Knut (first name) · Knútr · Nuutti

Instance of: male given name
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1.Stated in Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources
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Knut, Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian and German first name, of which the anglicised form is Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which comes from the Latin version Canutus, and in Finland, the name Nuutti is based on the name Knut. The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot". In English the K is not mute, so the name is not properly pronounced nut or nute.

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Said to be the same as: Canuto
Knud
Knútur
Kanut
Knút
Name day: January 7 country: Norway
January 13 country: Sweden
Different from: Knut criterion used: given name has to use a different item than disambiguation pages
State University of Trade and Economics
Native label: Knut
Script: Latin script
Soundex: K530
Cologne phonetics: 462
Caverphone: KNT111
Language: Norwegian
Swedish
Slovene
Has characteristic: name without diacritical marks said to be the same as: Knút
Patronym or matronym for this name: Knutson
Knutsen
Knutsdatter
Knutsson
Knutsen
Knudson
Knutson
Knutsdotter
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Knudsdatter
Knudsen
Knudsdotter

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