Meaning and background
The story behind Mouse
Mouse names small rodents and also a handheld computer-input device. Merriam-Webster further records a figurative timid-person sense, giving the word several possible associations. A tiny-pet comparison and a computing reference can therefore share one everyday name while pointing to different things. The checked source documents these ordinary-word meanings; it does not establish that a dog named Mouse must be timid or has a separate traditional name origin.
- Association
- Mouse names small rodents and also a handheld computer-input device. Source
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About Mouse
Recorded as a dog’s name
Mouse appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/maʊs/
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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/maʊs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AW1 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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