Meaning and background
The story behind Price
Price can be the everyday English word for the money charged for something, but as a surname it has independent histories. One prominent Welsh line comes from ap Rhys, 'son of Rhys'; an English nickname line instead relates to words for someone highly valued or noble. Those are alternatives, not interchangeable definitions. In a dog's name, Price may simply sound like a familiar surname, and the spelling does not reveal which ancestry or association was intended.
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About Price
Recorded as a dog’s name
Price appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɹaɪs/
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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/pɹaɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 1P R AY1 S
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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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