Meaning and background
The story behind Scone
Scone names a small quick bread associated particularly with British tea tables. Its everyday sense comes directly from culinary vocabulary rather than a personal-name tradition. British speakers differ over whether the first vowel rhymes with gone or with bone; the dictionary records variation, so prescribing just one pronunciation would be misleading. There is also a Scottish place called Scone, but without more context it should not replace the familiar food-word reading.
- Meaning
- A small round or wedge-shaped quick bread, usually baked and often served with tea. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Scone appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/skoʊn/
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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/skoʊn/ · primary stress on syllable 1S K OW1 N
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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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