Meaning and background
The story behind Grady
Grady has a documented Irish surname origin, going back to the name Gráda, associated with being 'noble' or 'illustrious'. It later became familiar as an English-language given name. The important distinction is that the compliment belongs to a historical Irish byname, not to any measurable quality of a dog. Its two clear syllables and familiar -y ending make the spelling straightforward for everyday use.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Grady appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡɹeɪdi/
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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/ɡɹeɪdi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G R EY1 D IY0
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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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