Meaning and background
The story behind Delacroix
Delacroix is a French surname meaning of the cross, historically associated with people living near a cross or crossroads. It is also familiar as the surname of the Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix, but that is a cultural association rather than the word’s derivation. The ending is pronounced roughly krwah in French, making the full name more demanding as a shouted dog call than its spelling suggests.
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About Delacroix
Recorded as a dog’s name
Delacroix appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dələkɹwə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/dələkɹwə/D AH0 L AH0 K R W AH0
/dələkɹɔɪ/D AH0 L AH0 K R OY0
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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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