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Canute

/kəˈn(j)uːt/

Canute proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

Proper noun

Canute

  1. (historical) A 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 of 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".

Words formed from Canute

Questions about Canute

What does Canute mean?
Canute means a male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.
What part of speech is Canute?
Canute is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Canute?
Canute is pronounced /kəˈn(j)uːt/.

Words near Canute in the dictionary

  1. canuns
  2. Canup
  3. Canupp
  4. Canupps
  5. Canups
  6. Canute
  7. Canutian
  8. Canutish
  9. Canutism
  10. Canuto
  11. Canutos

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