Meaning and background
The story behind Sable
Sable is an established English word name with two connected images: the small dark-furred northern Asian mammal and the colour black, particularly in heraldic usage. The animal sense came first and informed the colour description. Its English pronunciation is usually SAY-bəl. It is therefore different from Sabre, the sword name that looks almost identical in writing, and does not describe an animal’s temperament.
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About Sable
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sable appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/seɪbəl/
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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/seɪbəl/ · primary stress on syllable 1S EY1 B AH0 L
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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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