Canute

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/kəˈn(j)uːt/

proper noun

A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

OriginMiddle English Canut ← Anglo-Norman *Canut ← Old Norse Knútr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
  2. Canute the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway.
  3. A town in Oklahoma.

Origin

  1. Old NorseKnútr
  2. Anglo-Norman*Canut
  3. Middle EnglishCanut
  4. EnglishCanute

Inherited from Middle English Canut, from Anglo-Norman *Canut, Kenut (compare Medieval Latin Canūtus), from Old Norse Knútr, possibly originally a byname meaning "knot".

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Translations

Danish Knud
  • KnudMale given name
Dutch Knoet
  • KnoetMale given name
Finnish Nuutti
  • NuuttiMale given name
German Knut
  • KnutMale given name
Icelandic Knútur
  • KnúturMale given name
Latin Canutus
  • CanutusMale given name
Lithuanian Knutas
  • KnutasMale given name
Norwegian Knut
  • KnutMale given name
Polish Kanut
  • KanutMale given name
Portuguese Canuto
  • CanutoMale given name
Russian Кнуд
  • Кнуд (Knud)Male given name
Spanish Canuto
  • CanutoMale given name
Swedish Knut
  • KnutMale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ceutanuncate
Cite this entry
APA

Canute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canute

MLA

“Canute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canute. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Canute,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Canute.

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