Meaning and background
The story behind Patch
Patch has several surname routes in the dictionary. English examples relate to Pask, while Americanized forms can represent Czech or Slovak Pač and possibly several German surnames. These are recorded spelling and migration relationships. A dog’s coat marking may inspire an owner to choose Patch, but that personal visual association should stay separate from the documented human surname histories rather than replacing them with one English noun definition.
- Origin
- English variant of Pask; Americanized Czech/Slovak Pač and possible German surname forms. Source
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About Patch
Recorded as a dog’s name
Patch appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pætʃ/
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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/pætʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AE1 CH
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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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