# Canute

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kəˈn(j)uːt/ · frequency rank #71,376

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/canute