Meaning and background
The story behind Caution
Caution is an English noun for care, warning or precaution. Its older route runs through French to the Latin cautio, with early legal meanings preceding the modern sense of avoiding danger. Used as a dog name it is striking precisely because it ordinarily appears on signs or in advice. Nothing in that wording proves a dog is timid or wary.
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About Caution
Recorded as a dog’s name
Caution appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɑʃən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/kɑʃən/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AA1 SH AH0 N
/kɔʃən/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 SH AH0 N
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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