Meaning and background
The story behind George
George comes from Greek Georgios, itself related to georgos, the ordinary word for a farmer or someone working the land. The name spread through Christian tradition, especially through St George, and is firmly established in Britain. Its meaning describes the historical word behind the personal name; it does not mean that a dog called George is a farm dog. The single syllable remains especially straightforward to call.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
George appears in 148 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒɔɹdʒ/
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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/dʒɔɹdʒ/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH AO1 R JH
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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