Knut
See also: knut
Norwegian
Etymology
From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.
Proper noun
Knut
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (surname): Knudsen, Knutsen
References
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 26 771 males with the given name Knut living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse Knútr, cognate with Danish Knud and English Canute.
Pronunciation
- 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
- 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.