Meaning and background
The story behind Bennett
Bennett began as a medieval English form of Benedict and remains widespread as a surname. Benedict comes from Latin Benedictus, “blessed”; the English surname is a later descendant, rather than an independent word with that meaning. Bennett is compact to say, with a firm ending that distinguishes it from the softer Benji and Benny names nearby in the catalogue.
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About Bennett
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bennett appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɛnət/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/bɛnət/ · primary stress on syllable 1B EH1 N AH0 T
/bɛnɪt/ · primary stress on syllable 1B EH1 N IH0 T
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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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