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CANON

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Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Canon surname in historical dictionaries

(origin: Welsh.) The river Taf is called in the interior the Canon, or the singing river. A rule, a law; a dignitary of the church.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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