Meaning and background
The story behind Daffodil
Daffodil offers a conspicuous spring-flower reference and a fuller written name than Daisy. Its word history is more complicated than its familiar yellow bloom: the source traces older forms connected with asphodel and treats the initial d as uncertain. There is no need to turn that uncertainty into a confident ancient-name translation. For everyday use, try saying the full name before choosing a shorter call. The long floral form may be exactly the appeal if you want something more elaborate than Rose.
- Meaning
- The flower word now associated with the familiar yellow spring bloom. Source
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About Daffodil
Recorded as a dog’s name
Daffodil appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dæfədɪl/
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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/dæfədɪl/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AE1 F AH0 D IH2 L
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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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