Meaning and background
The story behind Diamond
Diamond is the English name of an exceptionally hard gemstone made of carbon. Its word history passed through French and Latin and is ultimately related to Greek adamas, although the exact deeper Greek etymology is debated. Used for a dog it is a transparent gemstone name, often suggesting value or sparkle by association. Neither the stone's hardness nor the idea of being unbreakable describes an animal's personality.
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About Diamond
Recorded as a dog’s name
Diamond appears in 82 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/daɪmənd/
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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/daɪmənd/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AY1 M AH0 N D
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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