Meaning and background
The story behind Midas
Midas has a familiar Greek mythological association, but the main name reference explicitly leaves its meaning unknown. The story concerns a Phrygian king whose granted wish turned his touch to gold; that plot is an association, not a literal translation of the name. A dog owner may enjoy the golden imagery or literary reference while the etymological claim stays unresolved rather than being rewritten as a gold-related meaning.
- Origin
- Personal-name meaning unknown; Greek myth supplies the gold-touch association. Source
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About Midas
Recorded as a dog’s name
Midas appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/maɪdəs/
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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/maɪdəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AY1 D AH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- 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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