Meaning and background
The story behind Aquino
Aquino has both a saintly connection and a geographic one. The Dictionary of American Family Names links Italian, Spanish and Portuguese use to a personal name honoring Thomas Aquinas; it also records an Italian surname taken from the town of Aquino. A dog named Aquino could therefore honor a family surname, a place or the theologian, with the intended connection made explicit rather than reduced to one supposed translation.
- Origin
- Italian, Spanish and Portuguese surname with devotional and Italian place-name routes. Source
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About Aquino
Recorded as a dog’s name
Aquino appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/əkinoʊ/
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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/əkinoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2AH0 K IY1 N OW0
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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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