Meaning and background
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Friendships uses the plural of friendship, an English word for the state of being friends or the quality of friendliness. Merriam-Webster distinguishes those two current senses and also notes an obsolete meaning of aid. The plural can make a dog’s name a tribute to several bonds or shared experiences. That symbolism comes from the household’s choice, with the dictionary supporting the underlying word rather than a separate personal-name lineage.
- Association
- Plural of friendship: being friends or showing friendliness; an obsolete sense is aid. Source
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About Friendships
Recorded as a dog’s name
Friendships appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɹɛndʃɪps/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/fɹɛndʃɪps/ · primary stress on syllable 1F R EH1 N D SH IH0 P S
/fɹɛnʃɪps/ · primary stress on syllable 1F R EH1 N SH IH0 P S
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 — 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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