Meaning and background
The story behind Macarena
Macarena is a Spanish feminine name associated with the Macarena district of Seville and the locally revered Virgin of Macarena. A naming reference says the district’s older origin may be connected with the name Macarius, but does not treat that as settled. The Spanish pronunciation has four syllables with stress on “re”. This is a place- and religious-title history, not an independently verified literal meaning of “blessed”.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Macarena appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mækəɹinə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the third syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/mækəɹinə/ · primary stress on syllable 3M AE0 K AH0 R IY1 N AH0
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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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