Meaning and background
The story behind Courage
Courage is an English virtue word associated with facing danger, opposition or serious difficulty. Merriam-Webster’s usage discussion emphasizes firmness of mind and will, distinguishing the word within a group that includes mettle and tenacity. A dog may receive Courage as a hopeful theme or a tribute to an experience shared with its family. That is a personal symbolic choice, supported by the word’s sense rather than a claim about inherited character.
- Association
- English virtue word for mental or moral strength in facing danger, opposition or difficulty. Source
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About Courage
Recorded as a dog’s name
Courage appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɝədʒ/
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
/kɝədʒ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K ER1 AH0 JH
/kɝɪdʒ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K ER1 IH0 JH
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 — 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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