Meaning and background
The story behind Harrison
Harrison belongs to the same English surname family as Harris but spells out the patronymic relationship more fully: it historically meant 'son of Harry'. The associated personal name Harry is itself connected to Henry. Harrison has three syllables and a familiar possible shortening to Harry, though the nickname need not be used. The source surname meaning should not be presented as a dog's literal identity.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Harrison appears in 16 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɛɹɪsən/
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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/hɛɹɪsən/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH EH1 R IH0 S AH0 N
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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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