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Remo

The meaning, background and naming story of Remo.

Letters
4
Syllables
2Dictionary reading
Starts with
R

Meaning and background

The story behind Remo

Remo is the Italian form of Remus, with the reference reading placing emphasis at the start and ending in a clear o sound. The documented relationship is more secure than assigning an unrelated word translation to the four-letter spelling. For a dog, Remo gives a shorter-looking classical name-family option than Remus while retaining its own Italian form. An owner may choose it for a person or simply its rhythm. Keep that exact spelling rather than automatically expanding it to the historically related name.

Origin
Italian form of Remus. Source

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Recorded as a dog’s name

Remo appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.

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Pronunciation and rhythm

/ɹɛmoʊ/

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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/ɹɛmoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1
R EH1 M OW0

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Sources and research notes (3)
  • 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
  • City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.

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