Meaning and background
The story behind Limerick
Limerick has an Irish habitational surname history from the city or county of that name. The dictionary records an eleventh-century form, Luimneach, and only tentatively proposes a sense involving a bare area. That qualification matters more than a polished, definite translation. A dog owner may intend a geographical or family association, while a verse-related personal joke should be kept separate from the place-based surname origin supported here.
- Origin
- Irish habitational surname from Limerick; the place name's proposed meaning remains tentative. Source
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About Limerick
Recorded as a dog’s name
Limerick appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɪmɚɪk/
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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/lɪmɚɪk/ · primary stress on syllable 1L IH1 M ER0 IH0 K
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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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