Meaning and background
The story behind Allegra
Allegra is an Italian feminine given name meaning cheerful or lively. A daughter of the poet Lord Byron bore it in the early nineteenth century, providing a documented historical association. The Italian pronunciation puts the stress in the middle, whereas English speakers pronounce the vowels differently. The literal Italian sense is the etymology of the word and name, not a guarantee about a dog’s temperament.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Allegra appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɑlɛɡɹə/
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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/ɑlɛɡɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 2AA0 L EH1 G R 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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