Meaning and background
The story behind Bom
Bom has a documented Portuguese word association. Priberam records an adjective for something meeting expectations or being as it should, and for someone demonstrating kindness or generosity. An owner might choose the word as an affectionate sentiment for a dog. That linguistic reference is specific to the Portuguese adjective; it does not establish the origin of every personal name or surname using the same three Latin letters.
- Association
- Portuguese adjective with good, suitable and kind or generous senses. Source
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About Bom
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bom appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɑm/
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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/bɑm/ · primary stress on syllable 1B AA1 M
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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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