Meaning and background
The story behind Lacey
Lacey belongs to the Lacy group of English personal names, ultimately taken from a surname associated with Lassy in Normandy. That surname history is distinct from the similarly sounding English word “lace”, so the name should not be translated as “delicate fabric”. Lacey is usually pronounced LAY-see and works well as an ordinary two-syllable call name.
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About Lacey
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lacey appears in 51 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/leɪsi/
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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/leɪsi/ · primary stress on syllable 1L EY1 S IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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