Meaning and background
The story behind Draco
Draco is a Latinised form of the ancient Greek name Drakon, meaning 'dragon' or 'serpent'. It belonged to an Athenian lawgiver, and Draco also names a northern constellation. That classical history is independent of later fantasy characters who use the name. English commonly pronounces it with a long first vowel, giving a two-syllable call. This is a name with an identifiable ancient source rather than a made-up modern translation.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Draco appears in 23 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɹeɪkoʊ/
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
/dɹeɪkoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D R EY1 K OW0
/dɹækoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1D R AE1 K OW0
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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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