Meaning and background
The story behind Pura
Pura has a documented Spanish name explanation in Behind the Name. It comes from the feminine adjective associated with purity and can also function as a familiar form of Purificación. The full-name relationship supplies context beyond a one-word gloss. A family or religious naming tradition may make that connection meaningful for a dog; the chosen background can be stated without treating the adjective as a prediction about temperament.
- Origin
- Spanish name from pura, pure; also a diminutive of Purificación. Source
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About Pura
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pura appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pʊɹə/
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
/pʊɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1P UH1 R AH0
/pjʊɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1P Y UH1 R AH0
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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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