Meaning and background
The story behind Kida
Kida has a Japanese surname explanation involving a tree and a rice paddy. The Dictionary of American Family Names records the characters 木田 and associates the surname with western Japan and Yaeyama. It also notes that the same written name can be pronounced Kita. Those details establish a particular surname reading and landscape account, rather than every possible personal name or fictional character sharing the Latin spelling Kida.
- Origin
- Japanese surname written 木田, described as rice paddy near a tree; the written name can also be read Kita. Source
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About Kida
Recorded as a dog’s name
Kida appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kidə/
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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/kidə/ · primary stress on syllable 1K IY1 D AH0
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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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