Meaning and background
The story behind Lopez
Lopez is a Spanish patronymic surname from the medieval personal name Lope, which the dictionary connects with the wolf. The animal element belongs to that earlier personal name rather than a direct nickname for every López family. The source also records Sephardic adoption and retention of the surname. A dog named Lopez can honor a family connection while keeping the patronymic formation and the separate history of transmission clear.
- Origin
- Spanish patronymic from Lope; also documented in Sephardic surname history. Source
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About Lopez
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lopez appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/loʊpɛz/
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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/loʊpɛz/ · primary stress on syllable 1L OW1 P EH0 Z
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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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