Meaning and background
The story behind Lycan
Lycan has a documented surname explanation of Swedish origin. The Dictionary of American Family Names identifies it as a variant of Lycans and notes its closeness to the earlier spelling Lyckan. That provides a family-name route independent of any fantasy association an owner may hear in the letters. The surname evidence should therefore remain visible rather than automatically turning Lycan into a claimed translation of werewolf.
- Origin
- Surname variant of Lycans of Swedish origin, close to the original Swedish Lyckan. Source
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About Lycan
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lycan appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2024 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/laɪkən/
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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/laɪkən/ · primary stress on syllable 1L AY1 K AH0 N
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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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