Meaning and background
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Hollywood is principally a place-name associated with a district of Los Angeles and, by extension, with the American film and television industries. The entertainment-industry use is documented by Merriam-Webster, while the geographical name also occurs in Florida. It gives a three-syllable dog name a direct cinema association. However, the existence of a place called Hollywood is not proof that every bearer of the name was named after films, or that one specific ancient personal-name meaning exists.
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About Hollywood
Recorded as a dog’s name
Hollywood appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɑliwʊd/
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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/hɑliwʊd/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH AA1 L IY0 W UH2 D
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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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