Knud: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Knud – Meaning: knot – Origin: Old Norse (Danish) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: k-NOOD


Knud is an Old Norse (Danish) boy's name meaning “knot”. It appears in our list of 200+ Classic Danish Boy Names That Are Seriously Scandi.

Meaning & Origin of Knud

Meaning: Knot.

Origin: Old Norse (Danish).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Knud

Phonetic: k-NOOD   IPA: /knuːd/

Popularity of Knud

Knud doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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