Meaning and background
The story behind Patches
Patches uses the plural form of patch, whose dictionary senses include mending material and an area distinct from its surroundings. That second sense can supply an owner's visual naming association, while other senses involve repair or a period of time. A dog need not have contrasting markings to bear the name. The source documents the ordinary word rather than a single traditional personal-name origin or a fixed explanation for every household.
- Association
- Plural English word association with patches of material or distinct areas. Source
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About Patches
Recorded as a dog’s name
Patches appears in 29 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pætʃəz/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/pætʃəz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AE1 CH AH0 Z
/pætʃɪz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AE1 CH IH0 Z
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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