Meaning and background
The story behind Fielder
Fielder has an English surname history connected with living or working in open country. The dictionary identifies a Middle English form for a person associated with fields, particularly in southern England. That is a landscape and livelihood explanation rather than a promise of sporting ability. A dog owner might enjoy the name's active sound or honor a family called Fielder, while the historical account remains grounded in where an earlier bearer lived or worked.
- Origin
- English surname for someone living or working in fields or open country. Source
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About Fielder
Recorded as a dog’s name
Fielder appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fildɚ/
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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/fildɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F IY1 L D ER0
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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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