Meaning and background
The story behind Loyalty
Loyalty names an ideal that many owners associate with companionship. Merriam-Webster defines the quality of being loyal and discusses its relationship to commitment and faithfulness. That gives the spelling an understandable English word connection. When used as a dog's name, it can express a hope or a valued bond; the word's definition does not establish the animal's behavior or a separate historical personal-name etymology.
- Association
- English noun for being loyal, associated with commitment, devotion and faithfulness. Source
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About Loyalty
Recorded as a dog’s name
Loyalty appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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These records cover New York City and may count the same dog in more than one licence period. They are not a national popularity ranking.
Pronunciation and rhythm
/lɔɪəlti/
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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/lɔɪəlti/ · primary stress on syllable 1L OY1 AH0 L T IY0
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Sources and research notes (3)
- 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
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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