Meaning and background
The story behind Soho
Soho can evoke two well-known urban neighbourhoods with different naming histories. London’s Soho is linked in etymological references to an old hunting cry, while Manhattan’s SoHo abbreviates “South of Houston Street”. The shared spelling is not evidence of a shared original derivation. As a dog name, the compact two-syllable shape works well, but neither city should be assumed as the owner’s intended reference.
- Origin
- Place-name associations include London Soho, linked to an old hunting cry, and Manhattan SoHo, short for “South of Houston Street”. Source
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About Soho
Recorded as a dog’s name
Soho appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/soʊhoʊ/
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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/soʊhoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1S OW1 HH 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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