Meaning and background
The story behind Shoko
Shoko is used in Japanese naming, but assigning a single translation from Roman letters would be misleading. The written form 祥子, for example, is attested as a feminine given name read Shōko or Sachiko. Other character combinations can yield the same sound, while unreviewed name-list submissions even propose unrelated language traditions. This profile therefore retains one documented Japanese form while leaving the meaning and individual name history open.
- Origin
- Japanese given-name transcription; 祥子 is one documented form read Shōko (also Sachiko). Source
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About Shoko
Recorded as a dog’s name
Shoko appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ʃoʊkoʊ/
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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/ʃoʊkoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1SH OW1 K OW0
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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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