Kalmar "Canute" yawanci tana nufin wani mutum mai tarihi, musamman sarkin Viking wanda ya mulki Denmark, Norway, da Ingila a ƙarni na 11. Sunan "Canute" wani lokaci ana rubuta shi "Cnut" ko "Knud" kuma an samo shi daga tsohuwar sunan Norse "Knútr."A cikin amfani da zamani, ana iya amfani da sunan "Canute" don komawa ga wani. wanda ake ganin yana kokarin sarrafa ko yin tasiri a wani yanayi da ya fi karfinsu, dangane da wani labari game da Sarki Canute ya ba da umarnin dakatar da igiyar ruwa, da sanin cewa ba zai iya sarrafa tekun ba.