Meaning and background
The story behind Bane
Bane usually appears in the phrase “the bane of my life”, meaning something that causes persistent trouble or unhappiness. Its history goes back to an Old English word connected with death and poison. The modern expression is much less dramatic than that old root. As a dog name Bane is compact and forceful-sounding; its literal history, however, should not be rewritten as “protector” or “warrior”.
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About Bane
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bane appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/beɪn/
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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/beɪn/ · primary stress on syllable 1B EY1 N
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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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