Meaning and background
The story behind Masi
Masi is documented as an Italian family name connected with Maso, a shortened form of Tommaso. In that surname use it can be a patronymic or plural form. This is useful history, but it does not prove that every modern bearer or pet-name use follows the same route. As a spoken name, Masi is compact and vowel-led, with an ending that sounds quite different from the English noun mass.
- Origin
- Italian surname, a patronymic or plural form of Maso, itself a short form of Tommaso. Source
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About Masi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Masi appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɑsi/
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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/mɑsi/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AA1 S IY0
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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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