Meaning and background
The story behind Peregrine
Peregrine has a traveller meaning through the Latin personal name Peregrinus. Behind the Name also records several early saints with the name, giving it an established human naming history. The traveller interpretation can therefore be used with a clear linguistic source. For a dog, a roaming or journey association may express the owner’s story, while it should not be treated as a prediction that the animal will wander.
- Origin
- From Latin Peregrinus, traveller; borne by several early saints. Source
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About Peregrine
Recorded as a dog’s name
Peregrine appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɛɹəɡɹin/
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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/pɛɹəɡɹin/ · primary stress on syllable 1P EH1 R AH0 G R IY2 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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