Meaning and background
The story behind Delgado
Delgado is a Spanish and Portuguese surname originally used as a descriptive nickname. The corresponding adjective means slender or thin, a documented word history rather than a judgement about the build of any dog given this name. Delgado’s stress falls naturally towards the middle in Spanish, and its recognisable three-syllable outline gives it a strong surname-style identity.
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About Delgado
Recorded as a dog’s name
Delgado appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɛlɡɑdoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dɛlɡɑdoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2D EH0 L G AA1 D OW0
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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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