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Canute.

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

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/kəˈn(j)uːt/
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages used in England from the eleventh to the thirteenth century.

    historical
  2. Canute the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway.

  3. A town in Oklahoma.

Where this word comes from

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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