Meaning and background
The story behind Frasier
Frasier is an established Scottish and northern Irish variant of Fraser. The linked surname entry tentatively explains Fraser through an Anglo-Norman French strawberry-plant nickname, while explicitly rejecting confident claims about an unverified French place origin. Those qualifications should travel with the appealing plant association. A dog’s Frasier can preserve the exact surname spelling, with any television tribute treated as an additional inspiration rather than evidence for its older derivation.
- Origin
- Frasier is a Scottish and northern Irish variant of Fraser. Source
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About Frasier
Recorded as a dog’s name
Frasier appears in 18 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɹeɪʒɚ/
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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/fɹeɪʒɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F R EY1 ZH ER0
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Sources and research notes (3)
- 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
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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