Comments for the name Knut

The Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (1859-1952) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature 1920. During the German occupation of Norway, Knut Hamsun sided with the Nazis. After the war, he was shut up in a mental hospital.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Knut here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

Knut Bell is a Seattle-area musician.

This is the name of the famous polar bear that resides in the Berlin Zoo.

Knut the polar bear is amazing. It has made this name, which used to be nothing in Germany, have one of the cutest images on the planet. It is awesome.

Knut Hamsun is one of my favourite writers and despite all controversy I still believe would make a great namesake.

Knute Rockne, American Football player and coach, born in Norway.

In Edwardian England, "Knut" was used to mean an idle upper-class man-about-town.