Meaning and background
The story behind Darwish
Darwish occurs as a surname and closely matches Arabic darwīš, the word for a dervish, itself borrowed from Persian. That is a defensible linguistic connection, but it does not establish the route by which any particular dog acquired the name. Darwish has a different cultural and phonetic background from the neighbouring English Dar- names, and merits its own entry.
- Origin
- Associated with Arabic darwīš, a borrowing from Persian referring to a dervish Source
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About Darwish
Recorded as a dog’s name
Darwish appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɑɹwɪʃ/
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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/dɑɹwɪʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AA1 R W IH0 SH
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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