Meaning and background
The story behind Poinsettia
Poinsettia is the familiar ornamental Christmas plant with bright red or other coloured bracts surrounding comparatively small flowers. It is native to Mexico, and its English common name honours Joel Roberts Poinsett, a nineteenth-century American diplomat. The Natural History Museum explains the historical naming, while noting how cultural uses changed. This is a plant name with a documented human namesake, not a translation meaning 'Christmas' in another language.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Poinsettia appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɔɪnsɛtiə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pɔɪnsɛtiə/ · primary stress on syllable 2P OY2 N S EH1 T IY2 AH0
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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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