Canute - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Canute \c(a)-nu-te\ is of Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "knot". Brought to Britain by King Canute (11th century) of Denmark, who became King of England in 1016. Football coach Knute Rockne.

Canute has 3 variant forms: Cnut, Knut and Knute.

Baby names that sound like Canute are Canady, Gannet, Gannett, Canaday, Kent, Kentt and Kennt.

Canute is a very rare male first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Canute. Click here to compare Canute with related baby names.