Meaning and background
The story behind Lexington
Lexington is strongly associated with places in the United States, especially Lexington, Massachusetts, the scene of an early battle of the American Revolutionary War. That town was incorporated under its present name in 1713. Local historians note that the reason for selecting “Lexington” is uncertain, with competing English place-name and peerage theories. It is better treated as a place-inspired name than given a speculative literal translation.
- Origin
- Place-name association with Lexington, Massachusetts; exact etymology of the town name disputed. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Lexington appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɛksɪŋtən/
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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/lɛksɪŋtən/ · primary stress on syllable 1L EH1 K S IH0 NG T AH0 N
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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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