Canon

See also: canon

English

Etymology

• As an English, Scottish, and Irish surname, variant of Cannon.
• As a French topographical surname, from placenames derived from canne (“reed, cane, tube”).
• As a Chaldean/Chaldean Neo-Aramaic surname, variant of Kanon, Kanoun, from [script needed] (Kānūn), the Classical Syriac name of the ninth and tenth months of the Assyrian calendar, from ܟܢܘܢ ܒ.

Proper noun

Canon (plural Canons)

1. A surname.
2. (Roman Catholicism, with definite article) The Canon of the Mass.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Canon is the 11839^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2644 individuals. Canon is most common among White (68.84%) and Hispanic/Latino (14.75%) individuals.

Noun

Canon (plural Canons)

1. (Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of canon: a member of a chapter.
2. (Christianity) Title for a canon.

   Canon Smith is our new parish priest.

See also

• Canon Frome

Anagrams

• Ancon, Conan, ancon