Meaning and background
The story behind Rush
Rush is an English word with two strikingly different associations: hurrying or moving fast, and the slender wetland plant historically used for weaving and coverings. Both are dictionary senses, so neither needs to be presented as the one true origin of an individual dog name. In conversation it is short and sharply ended, with just one syllable in ordinary English speech.
- Meaning
- English word meaning to move or act quickly; also the name of a grass-like wetland plant. Source
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About Rush
Recorded as a dog’s name
Rush appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɹʌʃ/
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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/ɹʌʃ/ · primary stress on syllable 1R AH1 SH
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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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