Meaning and background
The story behind Raul
Raul is documented as a Portuguese, Italian, and Romanian form related to Radulf and Ralph, with adoption elsewhere partly through Spanish Raúl. That is a history of name forms moving across languages rather than an independent meaning created by the unaccented spelling. A dog owner honoring someone called Raul can preserve the person's version while the reference distinguishes the language routes and the accented Spanish influence.
- Origin
- Portuguese, Italian and Romanian Radulf-related form, also adopted elsewhere through Spanish Raúl. Source
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About Raul
Recorded as a dog’s name
Raul appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɔl/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/ɹɔl/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AO1 L
/ɹɑul/ · primary stress on syllable 2R AA0 UW1 L
/ɹaʊl/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AW1 L
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Sources and research notes (2)
Dictionary readings have 1 or 2 syllables.
- 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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