Meaning and background
The story behind Ladybird
Ladybird is the usual British English name for the small beetles in the family Coccinellidae, several of which have bright wing cases marked with spots. It is not one fixed red-and-black species: British gardens contain many different ladybirds. As a name it has a clear nature-word basis, with two familiar halves that can be called distinctly.
- Meaning
- British English name for beetles of the family Coccinellidae. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Ladybird appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/leɪdibɝd/
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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/leɪdibɝd/ · primary stress on syllable 1L EY1 D IY0 B ER2 D
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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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