Meaning and background
The story behind Cash
Cash has an occupational surname route as well as the obvious English money association. The surname reference connects it with box making through Norman French casse and Latin capsa; the ordinary money word shares those older roots. Johnny Cash supplies a separate musical association that may be an owner's reason for choosing it. The name is therefore richer than a simple wealth label. For a dog, decide which story matters most, and keep any personal tribute distinct from the historical surname explanation.
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About Cash
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cash appears in 67 dog licence records in the 2026 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.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kæʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AE1 SH
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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