Meaning and background
The story behind Phantom
Phantom is an English word for an apparition or something that seems present but has no physical substance. It entered English through French from Latin phantasma. The name carries a theatrical, mysterious sound, but that literary association should not be mistaken for a claim about a dog's behaviour or a mythological individual called Phantom.
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About Phantom
Recorded as a dog’s name
Phantom appears in 13 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fæntəm/
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
/fæntəm/ · primary stress on syllable 1F AE1 N T AH0 M
/fænəm/ · primary stress on syllable 1F AE1 N AH0 M
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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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