Meaning and background
The story behind Passport
Passport has a travel-document association, but the dictionary also records permission and figurative access or admission. A dog owner may choose it for an adoption journey, travel memory, or an imagined companion on adventures. Those are personal stories rather than facts established by the word's spelling. The reference supports the document and access senses without supplying a traditional personal-name etymology or implying that the dog has official travel credentials.
- Association
- English word association with a travel document, permission or means of access. Source
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About Passport
Recorded as a dog’s name
Passport appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pæspɔɹt/
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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/pæspɔɹt/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AE1 S P AO2 R T
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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