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Acevedo

The meaning, background and naming story of Acevedo.

Letters
7
Syllables
4Dictionary reading
Starts with
A

Meaning and background

The story behind Acevedo

Acevedo began as a surname connected with a place where holly bushes grew. The family-name dictionary traces it through older forms meaning a holly grove in Spanish, Galician and Portuguese usage. That is a landscape reference, not evidence that someone with the surname worked with trees.

Meaning
In surname etymology, refers to a holly grove or a dwelling beside holly bushes. Source
Origin
Spanish, Galician and Portuguese topographic surname from forms acebedo/azevedo, “holly grove”. Source

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Acevedo appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.

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Pronunciation and rhythm

/æsəveɪdoʊ/

US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.

Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.

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/æsəveɪdoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 3
AE0 S AH0 V EY1 D OW0

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Sources and research notes (2)
  • New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
  • 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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