Meaning and background
The story behind Rabbit
Rabbit can be an affectionate cross-species nickname for a dog with striking ears or a bounding gait. Merriam-Webster records the long ears, short tail and long hind legs characteristic of the animal group. Those features supply the vocabulary association, while the owner's comparison remains personal. The evidence does not identify the dog's breed or establish a separate human-name etymology for Rabbit.
- Association
- Animal word for long-eared, short-tailed lagomorph mammals. Source
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About Rabbit
Recorded as a dog’s name
Rabbit appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹæbət/
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
/ɹæbət/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AE1 B AH0 T
/ɹæbɪt/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AE1 B IH0 T
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 — 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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