Meaning and background
The story behind Sultan
Sultan is a historical title used by rulers in several Muslim societies, borrowed into English ultimately from an Arabic word associated with power and authority. The regal quality is therefore a real linguistic association, although it is a title rather than a conventional English given-name meaning. It has two emphatic syllables when called aloud.
- Meaning
- A title borne by rulers in certain Muslim countries. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Sultan appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/sʌltən/
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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/sʌltən/ · primary stress on syllable 1S AH1 L T AH0 N
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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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