The name Canton is a boy's name meaning "corner, district, township".

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More accessible than some of the more distant names in the atlas, Canton fits into the category of the no-nonsense, new-sounding boys' names many parents are looking at. 
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There are multiple places across the world called Canton, including a town in Ontario, Canada, a city district in Cardiff, Wales, a province in China (that's now typically called Guangdong), and a number of towns and cities in the US. As a word, a canton might refer to an administrative district; to a small community or clan; or to a rectangular emblem at the top left of a flag (i.e. the stars on the US flag).  It likely originates from the Old French <em>canton</em> meaning "corner". 

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