Meaning and background
The story behind Lincoln
Lincoln's English surname history begins with the city, whose name combines an earlier British lake-related element with Latin colonia, referring to a settlement or colony. The dictionary also records African American adoption in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Those are distinct historical contexts for the same surname. A dog named Lincoln can evoke a place, president or family, with the intended tribute stated separately from the older place-name formation.
- Origin
- English surname from the city, combining an earlier British lake name with Latin colonia; also adopted in honor of Abraham Lincoln. Source
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About Lincoln
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lincoln appears in 32 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɪŋkən/
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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/lɪŋkən/ · primary stress on syllable 1L IH1 NG K AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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