Meaning and background
The story behind Redemption
Redemption has an established English abstract-word association. Merriam-Webster identifies the act or process of redeeming and illustrates uses involving reputation and religious redemption. That gives the spelling both everyday and spiritual possibilities for a naming choice. An owner's particular story might be deeply personal, but it should not be invented from the word alone; the dictionary does not establish a traditional personal-name lineage.
- Association
- English noun for redeeming, used in contexts such as restoring a reputation or religious redemption. Source
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About Redemption
Recorded as a dog’s name
Redemption appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɪdɛmpʃən/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/ɹɪdɛmpʃən/ · primary stress on syllable 2R IH0 D EH1 M P SH AH0 N
/ɹɪdɛmʃən/ · primary stress on syllable 2R IH0 D EH1 M SH AH0 N
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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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