Meaning and background
The story behind Spock
Spock has an unmistakable Star Trek character association. Paramount's announcement of Ethan Peck's casting identifies him as the half-human, half-Vulcan science officer of the Enterprise and connects the role with earlier portrayals. That gives the exact spelling a primary-source fictional reference. The character's role may matter to a fan's choice, while the announcement does not establish a real-language etymology or imply a dog's logical abilities.
- Association
- Spock is Star Trek's half-human, half-Vulcan Enterprise science officer, portrayed in Discovery by Ethan Peck. Source
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About Spock
Recorded as a dog’s name
Spock appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/spɑk/
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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/spɑk/ · primary stress on syllable 1S P AA1 K
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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