Meaning and background
The story behind Cairo
Cairo is a transferred place-name from Egypt’s capital. Behind the Name gives the Arabic city name al-Qāhira and translates it as the victorious. That is an explicit personal-name entry connecting the modern name with the city, rather than a translation inferred from its English letters. A geographical tribute can keep both layers visible: Cairo is the chosen spelling, and the Arabic city name supplies the historical meaning.
- Origin
- From Cairo, Egypt, whose Arabic name al-Qāhira means “the victorious.” Source
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About Cairo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cairo appears in 18 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kaɪɹoʊ/
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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/kaɪɹoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AY1 R 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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