Meaning and background
The story behind Lentil
Lentil is an everyday food word, meaning a small edible pulse usually dried and cooked in soups, stews or curries. Its name came into English through French from a Latin diminutive related to lens, the ancient word for lentil. The link to the food is secure; there is no reason to claim that Lentil is a traditional historical given name. Its short first syllable and soft ending give it a distinctive spoken shape.
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About Lentil
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lentil appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɛntəl/
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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/lɛntəl/ · primary stress on syllable 1L EH1 N T AH0 L
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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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