Meaning and background
The story behind Aladdin
Aladdin is the familiar English form of Arabic Ala ad-Din, a compound traditionally understood as “excellence of the faith”. Its most famous English-language setting is the story of Aladdin and the magic lamp in The Thousand and One Nights tradition. The linguistic meaning comes from the Arabic personal-name form; the genie belongs to storytelling.
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About Aladdin
Recorded as a dog’s name
Aladdin appears in 19 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ælædɪn/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ælædɪn/ · primary stress on syllable 2AE0 L AE1 D IH0 N
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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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