Meaning and background
The story behind Coda
Coda gives a dog's name a musical or literary association. Merriam-Webster defines a distinct concluding section of music and a final part of a literary or dramatic work, then extends it to something that rounds an experience out. A dog arriving at a meaningful later chapter in life might inspire that interpretation. The dictionary also records the separate uppercase abbreviation CODA, so the household's intended connection is useful to specify.
- Association
- Musical and literary word for a distinct concluding section or a part that rounds something out. Source
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About Coda
Recorded as a dog’s name
Coda appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/koʊdə/
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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/koʊdə/ · primary stress on syllable 1K OW1 D AH0
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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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