Meaning and background
The story behind Pirate
Pirate names a person who robs ships at sea; modern English also applies it to unauthorised copying. Its older history runs through Latin to a Greek word for a sea robber. As a dog's name, the associations may be with storybook ships, eye patches and adventures rather than literal piracy. It is easy to recognise, although its two syllables are stronger than its history is heroic.
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About Pirate
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pirate appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/paɪɹət/
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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/paɪɹət/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AY1 R AH0 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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