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KNUT

Gender: Masculine

Usage: Scandinavian, German

Pronounced: KNOOT (German)   [key]

Derived from Old Norse knútr meaning "knot". Knut was a Danish prince who defeated Æðelred II, king of England, in the early 11th century and became the ruler of Denmark, Norway and England.
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