Knut 397298 220395832 2008-06-19T17:34:06Z Uroboros 7201162 interwiki Bg {{otheruses}} '''Knut''' or '''Kanute''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n first name, of which the anglicized form is '''Canute'''. It is derived from the [[Old Norse]] '''Knútr''' meaning "knot"; other forms include '''Cnut''' and '''Knud'''. It is the name of several [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[List of Danish monarchs|kings of Denmark]], two of whom reigned also over [[England]] during the first half of the [[11th century]]. Notably: *[[Canute the Great]] (995-1035), king of England, Denmark, and [[Norway]], celebrated for "trying to hold back the tide," commanding the waves of the sea to retreat as a reprimand of his courtiers; *[[Harthacanute]] (1018-1042), king of Denmark and England *[[Saint Canute IV]] (1043-1086), king of Denmark and [[martyr]] *[[Canute V of Denmark]] (?-1157) *[[Canute VI of Denmark]] (1163-1202) *[[Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark]] (1900-1976), younger son of King Christian X It is also the name of two [[Middle Ages|medieval]] [[List of Swedish monarchs|kings of Sweden]]: *[[Canute I of Sweden]] (c. 1150-1195) *[[Canute II of Sweden]] (?-1234) Other people named Knut (or forms thereof): *[[Canute Lavard]], Danish prince and saint *[[Knut Hamsun]] was a leading Norwegian author. *[[Knud Rasmussen]] was a Greenlandic polar explorer and anthropologist. *[[Knut Reinhardt]] was a German footballer. *[[Knute Rockne]] was an [[American football]] player and coach. *[[Knut Schmidt-Nielsen]] was a Norwegian-born American biologist. *See also the surname [[Knudsen]] Animals: * [[Knut (polar bear)|Knut]] is the name of [[polar bear]] at the [[Berlin Zoo]] that attracted worldwide attention in [[2007]]. Other : * [[Knut (band)|Knut]] is a [[Switzerland|swiss]] [[post-hardcore]] band. [[Category:Given names]] [[ang:Cnut]] [[bg:Кнут]] [[de:Knut (Vorname)]] [[id:Knut]] [[is:Knútur]] [[la:Cnuto]] [[no:Knut]] [[nn:Knut]] [[sv:Knut (namn)]]