Meaning and background
The story behind Rocco
Rocco has a Germanic-origin personal-name history and established Italian use. Behind the Name proposes a possible connection with an element for crow or rook, keeping the etymology uncertain. It also identifies the medieval saint associated with caring for plague victims. The historical name should therefore not be reduced to an assumed rock meaning, even though that English word may influence a modern owner's impression.
- Origin
- Germanic-origin name used in Italian, possibly derived from a crow or rook element; borne by a medieval saint. Source
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About Rocco
Recorded as a dog’s name
Rocco appears in 134 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹɑkoʊ/
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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/ɹɑkoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AA1 K OW0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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