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Origin of cornett Total Records: 1  Origin of cornett, Meaning of cornett Origin: The name started with descendants of King Kanute/Canute. When they came over from England the name got retranslated with the regional accents. William Cornett is the one that started in the United States. I have more history on it if you are interested. I have done some research on King Canute, who turns out to be a very honorable King and was mentioned in William Bennett's Book of Virtues. Surnames: Canute, Cornett, Cornette, Kanute Submitted by: Nina L. Gosser 11/22/2008 6:16 PM Page 1 of 1

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