Meaning and background
The story behind Almeida
Almeida is a surname used in Portuguese and Spanish communities, originally associated with places called Almeida in Iberia. The Dictionary of American Family Names traces those place names to an Arabic expression for a table, understood topographically as high, flat ground. This is a place-derived family name rather than a direct modern adjective. Its long vowel sequence gives it a very different spoken shape from nearby Alice-family names.
- Origin
- Spanish and Portuguese habitational surname from places called Almeida, themselves from Arabic al-māida, a topographic “tableland” term. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Almeida appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2018 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɑlmidə/
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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/ɑlmidə/ · primary stress on syllable 2AA0 L M IY1 D AH0
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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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