Meaning and background
The story behind Clark
Clark began as an English occupational surname for a clerk, cleric or scribe, ultimately connected with Latin clericus. Its later use as a given name preserves that occupational background. This history should not be replaced by a heroic meaning just because a fictional character bears the same name. In British English it is usually a simple single-syllable name, practical for everyday calling.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Clark appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/klɑɹk/
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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/klɑɹk/ · primary stress on syllable 1K L AA1 R K
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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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