Canon
Where Canon comes from
Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Canon.
Canon through the years
- 1971First appearance#3,658 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
- 2014Peak, #1,348127 babies named Canon, its best rank.
In the dictionary
Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.
Namesakes
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