Meaning and background
The story behind Dollar
Dollar is a currency word with a notably indirect European history. The modern English form developed through daler and German taler, shortened from Joachimstaler, a silver coin named for the town where it was minted. Although 'dollar' now chiefly evokes money, it did not begin as a phrase meaning wealth or success. The short English sound makes it an accessible word name, with no implication that a pet has a monetary value.
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About Dollar
Recorded as a dog’s name
Dollar appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɑlɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/dɑlɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AA1 L ER0
/dɔlɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D AO1 L ER0
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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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