Meaning and background
The story behind Midget
Midget has English senses involving something unusually small, including an animal, and a particular small racing-car class. Merriam-Webster also marks a person-directed sense as sometimes offensive, a relevant distinction when explaining the word. A dog’s name may be a size nickname or a motorsport reference, and the household’s intended story should be stated directly. The vocabulary evidence does not establish a traditional personal-name origin.
- Association
- English word for something unusually small or a small racing-car class; some person-directed usage is marked offensive. Source
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About Midget
Recorded as a dog’s name
Midget appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɪdʒət/
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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/mɪdʒət/ · primary stress on syllable 1M IH1 JH AH0 T
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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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