Given name
Knútur
Knútur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Original Old NorseKnútr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Faroese usage, Knútur developed from Knútr.
Knútur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Knútur developed from the Old Norse form Knútr. In Icelandic usage, Knútur has a conventional equivalent in the German form Knut. In Icelandic usage, Knútur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Canute.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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