Meaning and background
The story behind Pennington
Pennington is an English surname from several places whose older formations differ. The dictionary gives a penny-related explanation for Pennington in Furness and a probable personal-name route involving Pinna for Pennington in Leigh, with other Hampshire sources also possible. That means no single neat translation covers every Pennington family. A dog named Pennington can honor a particular place or family while keeping the source's geographic alternatives and uncertainty intact.
- Origin
- English habitational surname from several places, with penny or Pinna-related explanations depending on location. Source
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About Pennington
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pennington appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɛnɪŋtən/
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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/pɛnɪŋtən/ · primary stress on syllable 1P EH1 N IH0 NG T AH0 N
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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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