Meaning and background
The story behind Sheridan
Sheridan has an Irish surname background, from Gaelic Ó Sirideáin, meaning a descendant of someone called Sirideán. The personal name may be related to a verb meaning to seek, but the reference marks that detail as a possibility rather than established fact. The surname has also become a personal name. Retaining the qualified Irish derivation is more useful than presenting an unproved inspirational meaning for the dog.
- Origin
- Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Sirideáin (“descendant of Sirideán”); deeper connection with “to seek” is only possible. Source
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About Sheridan
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sheridan appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ʃɛɹɪdən/
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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/ʃɛɹɪdən/ · primary stress on syllable 1SH EH1 R IH0 D AH0 N
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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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