Meaning and background
The story behind Albus
Albus was a Roman cognomen, or additional personal name, built on the Latin word for “white” or “bright”. It is also familiar to readers of Harry Potter through Albus Dumbledore, but that is a later literary association, not the Latin etymology. The classical root is unusually straightforward when the name is kept distinct from similar-sounding Albert.
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About Albus
Recorded as a dog’s name
Albus appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ælbəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ælbəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 L B AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- 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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