Meaning and background
The story behind Jaws
Jaws has an anatomical English association with the structures supporting and opening the mouth. The dictionary also extends the image to opposing mechanical parts and narrow passages. A dog owner may intend a mouth-related joke or a separate film reference, but the latter should be sourced independently. The plural spelling preserves the ordinary animal-word association without making a claim about aggression, size, or a traditional personal-name origin.
- Association
- English plural-word association with mouth structures or analogous opposing mechanical parts. Source
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About Jaws
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jaws appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒɔz/
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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/dʒɔz/ · primary stress on syllable 1JH AO1 Z
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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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