Meaning and background
The story behind Argus
Argus comes through the Greek name Argos, linked in the specialist entry with shining or glistening. Greek mythology supplies more than one bearer: the builder of the Argo and the many-eyed giant are separate figures. A dog owner can therefore identify which story, if either, inspired the choice. The giant’s legendary watchfulness is a character association rather than the literal meaning of the name, and it does not establish how an individual dog will behave.
- Origin
- From Greek Argos, linked with shining or glistening, and borne by several mythological figures. Source
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About Argus
Recorded as a dog’s name
Argus appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɑɹɡəs/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ɑɹɡəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1AA1 R G AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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