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Gender: Male Origin of Cannon: Word name Cannon's Popularity in 2019: #507

Cannon Origin and Meaning

The name Cannon is a boy's name of English origin.

Cannon sits amongst other weapon names like Colt, Pistol, Lance, and Remington. Definitely a name that offers bombast.

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Popularity

Rank in US: #507
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Famous People Named Cannon

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Cannon King (b. 2000), son of TV and radio host Larry King
Parker Cannon, American lead singer of The Story So Far
Freddy Cannon, American rock 'n' roll singer
Cannon Hinnant, (b. 2015), 5-year-old white American boy shot by a black man for unknown reasons on 9th August 2020

Pop Culture References for the name Cannon

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Frank Cannon, main character on TV's "Cannon"
(Henry) Cannon, half of the duo Saber and Cannon in DC's Vigilante comics
Cannon aka Mitchell Saunders, character in Wildstorm comics
Cannon, heavy artillery used in warfare

Nicknames & Variations for Cannon

Canaan, Kanaan, Canon, Cannen, Kanon, Cannan

Comments

SparkleNinja18 Says:

2016-02-15T00:46:09

I knew a boy with this name... he was probably 4 or 5 and was exactly the kind of kid you'd expect to have been named after a weapon. He apparently tried to set one of his sister's stuffed animals on fire with a match.

nipnerb Says:

2016-02-15T00:12:31

The idea of naming your child after a weapon kind of horrifies me.