Canuto

See also: canuto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Canuto.

Proper noun

Canuto (plural Canutos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Canuto is the 41799^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 520 individuals. Canuto is most common among Hispanic/Latino (45.77%), Asian/Pacific Islander (12.88%) and White (11.73%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canuto”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 282.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: Ca‧nù‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Canūtus, Latinized form of Anglo-Norman *Canut or Kenut, itself from Old Norse Knútr.

Proper noun

Canuto m

1. Canute, Knut.
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Canute or Knut.

Etymology 2

A nickname, from canuto (“grey, hoary, white (of hair)”).

Proper noun

Canuto m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

Anagrams

• tucano

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈnu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈnu.tu/

Proper noun

Canuto m

1. (historical) Canute (mediaeval king of Denmark)
2. a male given name, equivalent to English Canute or Knut.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈnuto/ [kaˈnu.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: Ca‧nu‧to

Proper noun

Canuto m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Canute or Knut
2. (historical) Canute, Cnut (mediaeval king of Denmark)