Meaning and background
The story behind Mackintosh
Mackintosh is a recognised Scottish surname spelling, a variant of McIntosh, from Gaelic Mac an Toisich, “son of the chief”. In ordinary British English a *mackintosh* also means a raincoat, named for inventor Charles Macintosh. Those two histories intersect through a person’s surname; the coat did not give rise to the clan name. For naming a dog, Mackintosh has that appealing dual connection with ancestry and wet-weather walks.
- Origin
- Scottish surname, variant of McIntosh, ultimately Gaelic Mac an Toisich, “son of the chief”. Source
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About Mackintosh
Recorded as a dog’s name
Mackintosh appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mækəntɑʃ/
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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/mækəntɑʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AE1 K AH0 N T AA2 SH
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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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