Meaning and background
The story behind Ramon
Ramon is documented as the Catalan form of Raymond, with emphasis toward the end in the cited pronunciation. This exact unaccented form should not automatically be replaced by Ramón when the Catalan spelling is intended. The name relationship gives a useful history without deriving a new meaning from the shortened appearance. For a dog, a family or cultural connection can guide both spelling and sound. Keep that choice consistent rather than allowing a more familiar regional form to overwrite the one you selected.
- Origin
- Catalan form of Raymond in the unaccented entry. Source
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About Ramon
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ramon appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹəmoʊn/
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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/ɹəmoʊn/ · primary stress on syllable 2R AH0 M OW1 N
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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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