Meaning and background
The story behind Piglet
Piglet means a young pig, with the diminutive -let made visible in the word. The name may also recall the character Piglet from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories, but that is an association rather than the dictionary's origin. Its two short syllables make the meaning clear to English speakers without implying that a dog is timid or small.
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About Piglet
Recorded as a dog’s name
Piglet appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɪɡlɪt/
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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/pɪɡlɪt/ · primary stress on syllable 1P IH1 G L IH0 T
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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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