Meaning and background
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Sky refers to the atmosphere and visible expanse above the Earth. As a modern name it is unusually direct: the everyday English word supplies its meaning without requiring an older personal-name genealogy. It may evoke open space or weather, though such impressions are not translations. The single syllable is easy to call and should be distinguished from the Scottish island name Skye.
- Meaning
- The atmosphere and visible expanse above the Earth. Source
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About Sky
Recorded as a dog’s name
Sky appears in 122 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/skaɪ/
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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/skaɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S K AY1
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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