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Name Canon

Meaning:

canon, priest

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About the name Canon in particular

Gender:	male
Languages of use:	English
Popularity:	no rank in any popularity list in this database
Similarly written:	Cannon, Cason, Manon, Aaron, Aarón, Agon, Agon, Andon, Ann, Anson Details

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About Canon, the group of names with the same origin as Canon

Meaning/translation:	canon, priest
Language of origin:	Old French
Info about origin:	from a family name that derives from the title for certain priests
	a canon is a member of a chapter of priests serving e.g. in a cathedral
	the word has Old French and ultimatively Latin roots
Words:	canun = the canon (a priest) Old French
	canon = the rule Latin
Topics:	Family name, Job title
Variants' top ranks:	503:Cannon USA 2021, 533:Kannon USA 2020
Name variants:	Cannon, Canon, Kannon Sortable list Details