Meaning and background
The story behind Gusto
Gusto has a taste-related word history, borrowed from Italian and connected further back with Latin. That culinary and sensory background gives it more context than simply a lively-sounding ending. An owner may enjoy the name's energetic impression, but that impression belongs to the naming choice rather than a prediction about the dog. Its five-letter form is compact while retaining a clear final o. Compare Gusto with a specific food name if you want to decide between a broad sensory idea and one recognisable ingredient.
- Origin
- English word borrowed from Italian gusto, meaning taste, from Latin gustus. Source
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About Gusto
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gusto appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡʌstoʊ/
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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/ɡʌstoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1G AH1 S T OW2
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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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