Meaning and background
The story behind Cannon
Cannon is the English artillery word, borrowed through French from Italian cannone and ultimately related to a term for a reed or tube. Its doubled n distinguishes the modern spelling from canon, a different word. For a dog, that distinction matters on written records even if the words sound alike to an English speaker. Cannon may be chosen for a historical interest, a surname connection or its forceful impression, but the word’s military association does not establish aggression or loudness in the animal.
- Origin
- English artillery word transmitted through French and Italian, ultimately connected with a reed or tube term. Source
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About Cannon
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cannon appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kænən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kænən/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AE1 N AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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