Old Norse origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “knot”
Ultimately from Old Norse Knútr. Brought to Finland as an Old Swedish saint's name. Cognate to Swedish Knut and English Canute.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: NuuttiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: NuuttiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Polish Wiktionary: NuuttiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: NuuttiCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Wikipedia: KnutCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

