Meaning and background
The story behind Clementine
Clementine has both a personal-name family and a fruit association. The English name follows French Clémentine, a feminine form in the Clement family; the older Roman source is associated with mercy or gentleness. The French reference also identifies the orange variety. Those connections can coexist without making the fruit the origin of every person’s or dog’s name. English readings with a final teen or tyne sound are both documented. Choose the ending you prefer and whether the name’s story is botanical, familial or simply about its longer musical shape.
- Origin
- English form of French Clémentine. Source
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About Clementine
Recorded as a dog’s name
Clementine appears in 45 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/klɛməntaɪn/
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
/klɛməntaɪn/ · primary stress on syllable 1K L EH1 M AH0 N T AY2 N
/klɛməntin/ · primary stress on syllable 1K L EH1 M AH0 N T IY2 N
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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