Meaning and background
The story behind Perez
Perez has a Spanish patronymic history through Pedro, alongside a Breton surname variant and Jewish Peretz-related forms. The dictionary also records Sephardic adoption of the Spanish surname during conversion and later retention. Those are distinct histories rather than proof of a shared lineage. A dog owner honoring a Pérez family can preserve its chosen written form while the reference keeps the personal-name route and the other surname traditions separate.
- Origin
- Spanish Pedro-derived patronymic, with separate Breton and Jewish histories including Sephardic adoption. Source
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About Perez
Recorded as a dog’s name
Perez appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɛɹɛz/
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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/pɛɹɛz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P EH1 R EH0 Z
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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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