Canute

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Pronounced： [ kə-NOOT (English), kə-NYOOT (English) ]
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Usage：History

Meaning & History：

Anglicized form of KNUT.

KNUT male Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German

Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot". Knut was a Danish prince who defeated Æðelræd II, king of England, in the early 11th century and became the ruler of Denmark, Norway and England.

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EQUIVALENTS

ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Knútr

DANISH: Knud, Knut

GERMAN: Knut

HISTORY: Cnut

NORWEGIAN: Knut, Knute

SWEDISH: Knut