Meaning and background
The story behind Lazo
Lazo is a Spanish word for a loop, bow or snare, and by extension a tie or bond. The dictionary lists both the rope used as a cowboy’s lasso and a figurative link between people. Those meanings are language facts; they do not prove the reason anyone gave a dog this name. Lazo is short and distinct from Lasso in English, but a historic personal-name derivation has not been established here.
- Meaning
- Spanish lazo: “bow”, “loop” or “snare”; figuratively a “tie” or “bond”. Source
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About Lazo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lazo appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɑzoʊ/
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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/lɑzoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1L AA1 Z OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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