Meaning and background
The story behind Skipper
Skipper most often refers to the person commanding a ship or boat; it is also used in other settings, such as sport. That seafaring meaning is specific enough to make it interesting as a name without inventing a long history. It has an informal, cheerful sound, and the associated word “skip” is not necessarily its only explanation.
- Meaning
- The captain or person in command of a ship or boat; the word has other specialised senses. Source
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About Skipper
Recorded as a dog’s name
Skipper appears in 18 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/skɪpɚ/
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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/skɪpɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S K IH1 P ER0
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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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