Meaning and background
The story behind Path
Path offers a walking or journey association. Merriam-Webster records a trodden way, a specially made track and a course or route, with broader uses for conduct and patterns of movement. A dog found or first met along a particular path may inspire that choice. The dictionary establishes the vocabulary, while the household supplies the actual event rather than treating the word as a traditional personal-name translation.
- Association
- Word for a trodden way or route, with broader life-course and technical senses. Source
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About Path
Recorded as a dog’s name
Path appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pæθ/
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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/pæθ/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AE1 TH
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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