Meaning and background
The story behind Atlas
Atlas works as two different references: an English atlas is a book or collection of maps, while Atlas in Greek mythology is the Titan condemned to support the heavens. These are connected through a history of naming maps, not because the mythological figure literally means “map”. The original NameKennel entry already has the correct map-related definition, so that wording is left intact.
- Pronunciation
- /ˈæt.ləs/ (English). Source
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About Atlas
a collection of maps
- Word language
- English
More about the name
This profile covers Atlas as a map-book reference. The mythological figure is a separate possible inspiration and needs its own sourced explanation; it should not be presented as the literal translation of the map word.
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Language of the selected vocabulary reference; full personal-name derivation not asserted.
Recorded as a dog’s name
Atlas appears in 51 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ætləs/
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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/ætləs/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 T L AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (3)
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
- Wiktionary contributors atlas — English section — Selected dictionary sense, not proof of each dog owner's naming intent or complete personal-name etymology
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