Meaning and background
The story behind Cartagena
Cartagena is recorded as a Spanish surname taken from Cartagena in Murcia. That specific location matters: the surname evidence identifies the Spanish place and does not automatically establish a connection with every city that later carried the same name. For a dog, Cartagena can still recall a personally meaningful destination. Describing it as a place or family tribute keeps that choice grounded without inventing a separate given-name meaning.
- Origin
- Spanish habitational surname from Cartagena in Murcia. Source
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About Cartagena
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cartagena appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2018 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɑɹtədʒinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kɑɹtədʒinə/ · primary stress on syllable 3K AA2 R T AH0 JH IY1 N AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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