Knútr

See also: knútr

Old Norse

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse knútr (“knot”), originally a byname.

Proper noun

Knútr m

A male given name.

Derived terms

knýtlingar

Descendants

Icelandic: Knútur
Faroese: Knútur
Norwegian: Knut
Swedish: Knut
Danish: Knud
→ English: Canute

References

Knut; in: Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN

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