Meaning and background
The story behind Apollo
Apollo is a major figure of Greek and Roman classical culture, associated with music, prophecy, healing and eventually the sun. Scholars disagree about the original meaning of his name, so “sun” should be treated as an association rather than a translation. Apollo is also familiar from the space programme.
- Origin
- Greek divine name Apollon, whose original etymology is uncertain. Source
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About Apollo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Apollo appears in 162 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əpɑloʊ/
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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/əpɑloʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 P AA1 L OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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