Meaning and background
The story behind Alicia
Alicia is a Latinised form of Alice, itself descending through medieval French from a Germanic name. Its spelling is used in several languages, but its pronunciation is not fixed: English has two documented versions and Spanish has its own regional sounds. It therefore makes more sense to explain the Alice connection than to invent a separate Spanish translation for the given name.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Alicia appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əlɪʃə/
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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/əlɪʃə/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 L IH1 SH AH0
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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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