Meaning and background
The story behind Regina
Regina has a documented Latin and Italian meaning of queen. Behind the Name records early Christian use, medieval English naming in honor of Mary, and a later nineteenth-century revival. It also connects the Canadian city's name with Queen Victoria. Those layers give the spelling personal, religious, and geographical associations, while an owner's intended tribute may involve only one of them rather than every part of the history.
- Origin
- Name meaning queen in Latin or Italian, with early Christian and medieval English use. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Regina appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɪdʒinə/
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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/ɹɪdʒinə/ · primary stress on syllable 2R IH0 JH IY1 N AH0
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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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