Meaning and background
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Princes is the regular English plural of prince, the male royal title. It could therefore read as a plural word-name, but it can also be encountered in family names and place names whose individual derivations are not established by the plural alone. The ending changes the sound compared with Prince, making a soft two-syllable call for some speakers. It would be unsafe to infer a connection with a particular royal family or a Spanish feminine noun from the spelling.
- Meaning
- English plural of prince, denoting more than one holder of a princely title. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Princes appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɹɪnsəz/
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
/pɹɪnsəz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P R IH1 N S AH0 Z
/pɹɪnsɪz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P R IH1 N S IH0 Z
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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