Meaning and background
The story behind Bond
Bond has a medieval farming background in its English surname history. The word could describe a peasant farmer or customary tenant, and its social meaning changed over time. The dictionary also records Scandinavian personal-name relationships, Dutch Bont, and shortened American forms of longer surnames. This breadth makes “servant” an incomplete summary: the precise surname route matters more than a single modern translation.
- Origin
- English status surname connected with farmers or tenants, alongside several other European surname routes. Source
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About Bond
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bond appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/bɑnd/
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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/bɑnd/ · primary stress on syllable 1B AA1 N D
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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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