Meaning and background
The story behind Kanela
Kanela can be associated with kanéla in Kaufmann's Visayan-English dictionary. The entry gives cinnamon and explicitly connects the food word with Spanish canela; the accent is retained in the dictionary form. This supplies a documented spice-word reference in Hiligaynon rather than a translation inferred from the name's appearance. It does not establish an origin for every person or dog called Kanela, and an intended reference in another language would need its own evidence.
- Association
- Spice-word association with Hiligaynon kanéla, cinnamon, explicitly linked to Spanish canela. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kanela appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- 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.
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