Meaning and background
The story behind Swan
Swan takes its meaning from a large waterbird with a long neck, usually seen near lakes or rivers. Although white birds may be the first image that comes to mind, black swans exist too. The word has Old English roots and makes a brief, nature-based dog name without promising anything about grace or behaviour.
- Meaning
- A large, long-necked waterbird, usually white, living on or near water. Source
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About Swan
Recorded as a dog’s name
Swan appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/swɑn/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/swɑn/ · primary stress on syllable 1S W AA1 N
/swɔn/ · primary stress on syllable 1S W AO1 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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