Meaning and background
The story behind Charming
Charming is a present-participial adjective related to charm. English uses it to mean delightful, pleasant or attractive, although the exclamation ‘Charming!’ may also be ironic when someone behaves badly. Those two readings make it possible for a dog name to be affectionate without being a solemn statement of character. Its roots ultimately reach back to the old idea of enchantment, rather than an ancient personal name.
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About Charming
Recorded as a dog’s name
Charming appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tʃɑɹmɪŋ/
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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/tʃɑɹmɪŋ/ · primary stress on syllable 1CH AA1 R M IH0 NG
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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