Meaning and background
The story behind Ramses
Ramses is documented as a variant of Ramesses in the main personal-name reference. That establishes an exact spelling relationship without treating the shorter written form as a different historical name with its own independent meaning. A dog owner may intend a historical namesake or a family tribute. Keeping Ramses as chosen is compatible with tracing a fuller derivation through the explicitly linked Ramesses entry rather than guessing from the modern letters.
- Origin
- Personal-name variant of Ramesses. Source
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About Ramses
Recorded as a dog’s name
Ramses appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹæmsiz/
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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/ɹæmsiz/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AE1 M S IY2 Z
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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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