Meaning and background
The story behind Fiddle
Fiddle is an English word for a violin, with several additional dictionary senses. Merriam-Webster also identifies a shipboard device that prevents objects sliding from a table and records a chiefly British swindle sense. The musical association is therefore clear, while the spelling carries more than one ordinary meaning. A musician’s household can explain the instrument reference without presenting it as the word’s sole use or a personal-name etymology.
- Association
- Fiddle is an English word for a violin, with several additional dictionary senses. Source
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About Fiddle
Recorded as a dog’s name
Fiddle appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɪdəl/
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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/fɪdəl/ · primary stress on syllable 1F IH1 D AH0 L
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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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