Meaning and background
The story behind Bono
Bono is documented as an Italian surname derived from the personal name Bono. The Dictionary of American Family Names connects that personal name with Latin Bonus and a favourable sense of goodness. This provides a name-based history independent of any modern celebrity association. A dog named Bono might honour a person or family, but that reason should be stated separately from the older Italian and Latin naming route.
- Origin
- Italian surname from the personal name Bono, connected with Latin Bonus and goodness. Source
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About Bono
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bono appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/boʊnoʊ/
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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/boʊnoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1B OW1 N OW0
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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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