Meaning and background
The story behind Cache
Cache points to a concealed store or hiding place. Its English history comes through French Canadian usage and a French verb for hiding, with the stored contents becoming another sense. That gives an owner a discovery or hidden-treasure association without turning treasure into the literal translation. The spelling deserves attention because it is less transparent than a simple word such as Box. If a technology connection is your reason for choosing it, keep that personal context alongside the older storage history.
- Origin
- English hiding-place and stored-supply word from French Canadian usage, related to French cacher, to hide. Source
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About Cache
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cache appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2017 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kæʃ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/kæʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AE1 SH
/kæʃeɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 2K AE0 SH EY1
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Sources and research notes (2)
Dictionary readings have 1 or 2 syllables.
- 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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