Meaning and background
The story behind Pharoah
Pharoah has an explicit surname cross-reference to Farrar in the Oxford dictionary. The linked Farrar entry identifies an English ironworker or blacksmith occupation, through medieval vocabulary also associated with shoeing horses. This provides an account for the exact unusual spelling rather than silently correcting it to Pharaoh. A dog named Pharoah can preserve its family-name route while an Egyptian-title association remains a different, separately intended idea.
- Origin
- Surname cross-referenced to Farrar, an English ironworker or blacksmith occupational surname. Source · Source 2
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About Pharoah
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pharoah appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/feɪɹoʊ/
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
/feɪɹoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F EY1 R OW0
/fɛɹoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1F EH1 R OW0
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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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