Meaning and background
The story behind Angora
Angora has a textile and animal association: dictionaries use it for certain soft animal hair, yarn, and the cats, goats or rabbits connected with that term. The geographic background is the former name of Ankara in Turkey. As a dog name, it can express an owner's interest in texture, knitting or the place-name history, but it does not identify a canine breed. Decide which association you mean, especially if you are choosing it for the look of a particular coat.
- Meaning
- English term for Angora animal hair or yarn, also used in names of certain cats, goats and rabbits. Source · Source 2
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About Angora
Recorded as a dog’s name
Angora appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2018 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æŋɡɔɹə/
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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/æŋɡɔɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 2AE0 NG G AO1 R 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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