Meaning and background
The story behind Harry
Harry has a documented English history as the medieval form of Henry and later an everyday diminutive. It is familiar as an independent given name in Britain. The relation to Henry is the historical point; it is not accurate to treat Harry as a separately invented English word. Its two quick syllables and final 'y' make it easy to use as a spoken dog's name.
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About Harry
Recorded as a dog’s name
Harry appears in 107 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɛɹi/
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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/hɛɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH EH1 R IY0
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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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