Meaning and background
The story behind Fenimore
Fenimore has a nickname-based English surname history through Finnemore. The dictionary identifies Old French elements involving fin, fine or splendid, and amour, love. That is more precise than reading the visible ending as the English landscape word moor. The spelling can preserve a family or literary tribute for a dog, while the documented surname derivation remains an older French-language compound rather than a statement about its modern bearer.
- Origin
- English Fenimore is a variant of Finnemore, a nickname from Old French fin, fine or splendid, and amour, love. Source
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About Fenimore
Recorded as a dog’s name
Fenimore appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɛnɪmɔɹ/
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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/fɛnɪmɔɹ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F EH1 N IH0 M AO2 R
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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