Meaning and background
The story behind Caulfield
Caulfield looks as though it should mean cold field, and one Scottish place-name origin does indeed connect it with cold open country. However, Irish examples also derive from several distinct Gaelic surnames. The distinction is significant: a tidy English-looking spelling need not tell the whole family history. The name has two clear syllables in everyday speech.
- Origin
- Scottish habitational surname from Cauldfield; also Anglicised form of several distinct Irish surnames Source
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About Caulfield
Recorded as a dog’s name
Caulfield appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɔlfild/
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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/kɔlfild/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 L F IY2 L D
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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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