Meaning and background
The story behind Amazing
Amazing is an English adjective now often used to describe something remarkable or wonderful. Historically the word could also convey being stunned, confused or even alarmed, before its strongly favourable everyday sense became established. As a dog name it is more of a cheerful exclamation than a conventional given name. Its meaning is a modern English vocabulary sense rather than a secret mythological or foreign-language translation.
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About Amazing
Recorded as a dog’s name
Amazing appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əmeɪzɪŋ/
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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/əmeɪzɪŋ/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 M EY1 Z IH0 NG
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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