Meaning and background
The story behind Blush
Blush carries a rosy-colour association as well as the familiar reddening of a face. Its recorded history also includes older looking and gleaming senses, so the current emotional image is only part of the word's story. As a dog name, it may appeal to an owner choosing a gentle colour theme. The compact spelling ends in a soft sh sound. Shyness is not a reliable translation of the name, and the colour reference need not describe the dog's actual appearance.
- Meaning
- Reddening of the face; also a rosy colour, with older English senses involving a glance or gleam. Source
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About Blush
Recorded as a dog’s name
Blush appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/blʌʃ/
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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/blʌʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1B L AH1 SH
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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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