Meaning and background
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Asteroid is an astronomy word for one of the numerous small bodies orbiting the Sun. Its older Greek parts convey the idea of being “star-like”, though an asteroid is not a star. The word is an imaginative name rather than a traditional given name, and its three syllables may be longer than some owners prefer for everyday calling. The factual space reference needs no added mystical meaning.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Asteroid appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æstɚɔɪd/
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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/æstɚɔɪd/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 S T ER0 OY2 D
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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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