Meaning and background
The story behind Cece
Cece is an affectionate English shortening of Cecilia, though it can also come from other names with the same sound. The two identical syllables make the nickname particularly easy to call. There is also an unrelated Italian surname spelled Cece, with a chickpea connection, so a blanket claim that the dog name means chickpea or blind would be misleading.
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About Cece
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cece appears in 38 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sis/
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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/sis/ · primary stress on syllable 1S IY1 S
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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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