Meaning and background
The story behind Eleven
Eleven can give a dog a number-based name with a personal counting story. Merriam-Webster records the number after ten, an eleventh position and a set with eleven members. An arrival date or meaningful number might motivate the choice without requiring a literal count of pets. The source supports the ordinary number word; a television character association, if intended, would be a separate namesake connection requiring its own evidence.
- Association
- Number word for one more than ten, an eleventh position or a group of eleven. Source
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About Eleven
Recorded as a dog’s name
Eleven appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
How to read this count
These records cover New York City and may count the same dog in more than one licence period. They are not a national popularity ranking.
Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɪlɛvən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/ɪlɛvən/ · primary stress on syllable 2IH0 L EH1 V AH0 N
/ilɛvən/ · primary stress on syllable 1IY1 L EH0 V AH0 N
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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