Wikipedia:
Knut (Norwegian and Swedish), Knud (Danish), or Knútur (Icelandic) is a Scandinavian first name, of which the anglicised form is Cnut or Canute. In Germany both "Knut" and "Knud" are used. In Spanish and Portuguese Canuto is used which comes from the latin version Canutus. The name is derived from the Old Norse Knútr meaning "knot".
It is the name of several medieval kings of Denmark, two of whom also reigned over England during the first half of the 11th century.
People
Harthacnut I of Denmark (Cnut I, Danish: Hardeknud) (b. c. 890), king of DenmarkCnut the Great (Cnut II, Danish: Knud den Store or Knud II) (d. 1035), Viking king of England, Denmark and NorwayHarthacnut (Cnut III, Danish: Hardeknud or Knud III) (d. 1042), king of Denmark and EnglandSaint Canute IV of Denmark (Danish: Knud IV), king of Denmark (r. 1080–1086) and martyrCanute Lavard (d. 1131), Danish prince and saintCanute V of Denmark (Danish: Knud V), king of Denmark (r. 1146–1157)Canute I of Sweden (Swedish: Knut Eriksson) (r. 1173–1195)Canute VI of Denmark (Danish: Knud VI), king of Denmark (r. 1182–1202)Canute II of Sweden (Swedish: Knut Långe) (r. 1229–1234)Knute Rockne (1888–1931) was an American football player and coachKnud Rasmussen (1879–1933) was a Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologistKnut Hamsun (1859–1952) was a leading Norwegian authorKnud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark (1900–1976), younger son of King Christian XKnut Schmidt-Nielsen (1915–2007) was a Norwegian-born American biologistKnut Haugland (1917–2009) was a resistance fighter and noted explorer from NorwayKnut Frydenlund (1927–1987), was a Norwegian Minister of Foreign AffairsKnut Vollebæk (born 1946), is a former Norwegian Minister of Foreign AffairsKnut Knudsen (born 1950) is a former cyclist, Olympic and World ChampionCanuto Kallan (born 1960) is a visual artistKnut Storberget (born 1964), is a Norwegian politician and former Minister of JusticeKnut Reinhardt (born 1968) is a former German footballer.Knut Arild Hareide (born 1972), is the leader of Norway's Christian Democratic Party, and a former Minister of the Environment
Other
Knut (polar bear) (2006–2011), a polar bear at the Berlin Zoo who attracted worldwide attention.Adonis Cnut, Rik Mayall's character in short-lived but popular sitcom Believe Nothing.Knut (band) is a Swiss mathcore band.The Knut is a unit of currency in the fictitious Harry Potter universe.KNUTKnout
