Meaning and background
The story behind Lobster
Lobster evokes the marine crustacean rather than an established personal-name meaning. Merriam-Webster describes the familiar large-clawed animals and also records broader use involving spiny lobsters. An owner could choose the name for a coastal memory, a favorite motif, or its unexpected sound on a dog. The dictionary verifies the sea-creature association without establishing a surname origin or any particular reason behind an individual pet's name.
- Association
- Marine crustacean word, especially for large clawed lobsters, also including spiny lobster in broader usage. Source
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About Lobster
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lobster appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɑbstɚ/
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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/lɑbstɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1L AA1 B S T ER0
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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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