Meaning and background
The story behind Robot
Robot gives a dog's name a mechanical or science-fiction flavor. Merriam-Webster records machines capable of movement and complex actions, devices performing repetitive tasks and mechanisms under automatic control. A household may enjoy the playful mismatch with an expressive animal. That contrast is the owner's joke, while the source establishes the technology vocabulary rather than a traditional personal-name origin or any literal description of the dog.
- Association
- Word for an independently acting or automatically controlled machine, with figurative human uses. Source
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About Robot
Recorded as a dog’s name
Robot appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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These records cover New York City and may count the same dog in more than one licence period. They are not a national popularity ranking.
Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹoʊbɑt/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/ɹoʊbɑt/ · primary stress on syllable 1R OW1 B AA2 T
/ɹoʊbʌt/ · primary stress on syllable 1R OW1 B AH2 T
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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