Meaning and background
The story behind Jaramillo
Jaramillo has a specific Spanish place-based surname explanation. The Dictionary of American Family Names points to two settlements in Burgos province, Jaramillo de la Fuente and Jaramillo Quemada. That gives the spelling a concrete geographical background while leaving the deeper place-name elements unexpanded in this entry. For an owner with a family or regional connection, the locations provide a grounded story behind choosing Jaramillo.
- Origin
- Spanish habitational surname from Jaramillo de la Fuente or Jaramillo Quemada in Burgos province. Source
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About Jaramillo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jaramillo appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒæɹəmɪloʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒæɹəmɪloʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 3JH AE2 R AH0 M IH1 L OW0
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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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