Meaning and background
The story behind Tahoe
Tahoe is best known through the lake shared by California and Nevada. Its name is an Anglicised form of the Washoe word dáʔaw, meaning “lake”; the lake remains central to Washoe heritage. The geographical borrowing is documented by local institutions, so it should not be replaced with a fanciful translation such as “sky blue” or a personality claim.
- Origin
- Anglicised geographical name from Washoe dáʔaw, meaning “lake”, associated with Lake Tahoe. Source
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About Tahoe
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tahoe appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tæhoʊ/
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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/tæhoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AE1 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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