Meaning and background
The story behind Shalom
Shalom is a Hebrew word and established given name meaning peace. It carries religious and everyday associations, including use as a greeting, but its translation should not be expanded into claims about the character of a pet. Unlike an invented sound-based nickname, Shalom has a documented original-language form and a clear meaning. It can also be recognised without translating it into another personal name.
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About Shalom
Recorded as a dog’s name
Shalom appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ʃəloʊm/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/ʃəloʊm/ · primary stress on syllable 2SH AH0 L OW1 M
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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