The first name Canute
A boy’s name from Norman meaning “knot”.
Pronounced /kəˈn(j)uːt/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Norman origin
Canute means “knot” in Norman.
Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Canute in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Knud
Danish
Knoet
Dutch
Nuutti
Finnish
Knut
German
Knútur
Icelandic
Canutus
Latin
Knutas
Lithuanian
Knut
Norwegian
Kanut
Polish
Canuto
Portuguese
Кнуд
Knud
Russian
Canuto
Spanish
Knut
Swedish
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Cnut
Questions
- What does the name Canute mean?
- Canute means “knot” in Norman.
- What is the origin of the name Canute?
- Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".
- How do you pronounce Canute?
- Canute is /kəˈn(j)uːt/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Canute?
- Cnut.