Meaning and background
The story behind Charger
Charger has meant several quite different things over the centuries: an ample serving dish, a horse ridden into battle, and, more recently, a device for supplying electrical charge. All derive from the wider history of charge, but no single sense can be safely assigned to a particular pet. As a call name, Charger is brisk and active-sounding; that is an observation about the word's sound, not a prediction about the dog's energy.
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About Charger
Recorded as a dog’s name
Charger appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tʃɑɹdʒɚ/
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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/tʃɑɹdʒɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1CH AA1 R JH ER0
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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