Meaning and background
The story behind Hopper
Hopper can mean a hopping creature or a funnel-shaped receptacle, but as a family name it also has several older routes. The Dictionary of American Family Names records an English occupational name for a dancer, a topographic meaning in Sussex and Kent, a possible variant of Hooper, and a separate German nickname history. Those alternatives are more informative than claiming Hopper always means grasshopper. Two syllables make it an easy everyday call name.
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About Hopper
Recorded as a dog’s name
Hopper appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/hɑpɚ/
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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/hɑpɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH AA1 P ER0
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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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