Meaning and background
The story behind Lavender
Lavender names a fragrant flowering plant and also the pale purple colour associated with its blooms. The word entered English through Anglo-Norman French, with medieval Latin roots. Those are real botanical, colour and language associations, but they do not predict that a dog named Lavender will be gentle or calm. Its three clear syllables make a distinctive longer call name, easily shortened informally if an owner wishes.
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About Lavender
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lavender appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lævəndɚ/
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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/lævəndɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1L AE1 V AH0 N D ER0
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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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