Meaning and background
The story behind Rumor
Rumor preserves the American spelling of British English rumour: a circulating story whose truth is uncertain. That spelling is part of this record and should not be silently changed. The name has an unexpected, conversational quality, particularly in the phrase “Have you heard a rumour?” Its meaning is an English-word association, not a claim that dogs given this name are secretive or talkative.
- Meaning
- US spelling of “rumour”: a story or report passed between people whose truth is uncertain. Source
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About Rumor
Recorded as a dog’s name
Rumor appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹumɚ/
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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/ɹumɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1R UW1 M ER0
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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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