Canon

for a boy; (pronounced just like the weapon; Can-uhn) There is a guy at my high school with this name, and when I heard it, I loved it! I'm a big fan of unusual, or original names. This sounds masculine, strong, and it would be easy to pronounce in the real world.

A canon is a musical piece where the same melody is repeated at different points to create harmonsy; basically, a round (like singing "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"). As a first name, it came to use in the late 20th century, probably as an alternate spelling of Cannon (a surname; also a weapon).

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