Meaning and background
The story behind Renegade
Renegade has a more specific English meaning than simply adventurous. Cambridge describes someone who transfers allegiance between political, religious, national, or similar groups and labels the formal use usually disapproving. A dog’s name may intend a rebellious image, but the word’s actual association should remain visible. It does not establish a personal-name ancestry or support a claim that the animal will reject training or behave independently.
- Association
- English word for a person changing allegiance between groups, usually disapproving in formal use. Source
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About Renegade
Recorded as a dog’s name
Renegade appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɛnəɡeɪd/
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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/ɹɛnəɡeɪd/ · primary stress on syllable 1R EH1 N AH0 G EY2 D
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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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