Canon

Where Canon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Canon.

Canon through the years
  1. 1971
    First appearance
    #3,658 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2014
    Peak, #1,348
    127 babies named Canon, its best rank.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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