Meaning and background
The story behind Scrooge
Scrooge is tied to literature more directly than most entries in this group. Ebenezer Scrooge is the central figure of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, published in 1843, and his surname became an English term for a miser. That historical movement from character name to common noun is documented. For a dog it might be a seasonal or literary reference, but the catalogue supplies no grounds to call the pet mean, stingy or joyless.
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About Scrooge
Recorded as a dog’s name
Scrooge appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/skɹudʒ/
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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/skɹudʒ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S K R UW1 JH
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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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