a village in Woerden, Utrecht, Netherlands
Attested as de Verkeerde Kanis herbg in 1839-1859. Derived from dialectal kanis (“covered fish basket”). Originally the name of an inn which used an upturned fish basket on its signage. Compare Moespot, De Pan and Vuilpan.
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