Kanon - Meaning, Origin, Popularity & Variations

Kanon

KA-non'KAN-un'2 syllables
🇯🇵Japanese
Artistic

MEANING

Flower sound

ORIGIN

Japan

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Japanese words 'ka' (flower) and 'on' (sound)

CULTURAL NOTES

Often associated with beauty and harmony due to its components

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in Japanese culture as a given name reflecting nature

🇬🇷Greek
Melodic

MEANING

RuleStandard

ORIGIN

Ancient Greece

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Greek 'kanōn' (a straight rod or bar)

CULTURAL NOTES

Related to the concept of canon law in religious texts

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in philosophical and theological contexts in ancient texts

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