Meaning and background
The story behind Increase
Increase can express growth through an ordinary English word. Merriam-Webster records becoming greater in size, amount or number, making something greater and the additions produced by growth. A dog whose arrival enlarged a household might inspire that interpretation. The cited vocabulary evidence does not by itself establish the historical use of Increase as a human given name, so no separate naming tradition is inferred from it.
- Association
- English word associated with growing in amount, size or number, and with an addition produced by growth. Source
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About Increase
Recorded as a dog’s name
Increase appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɪnkɹis/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/ɪnkɹis/ · primary stress on syllable 2IH2 N K R IY1 S
/ɪnkɹis/ · primary stress on syllable 1IH1 N K R IY2 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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