Meaning and background
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Tails is the plural of tail, the part of an animal’s body that extends behind it. The name has an obvious canine association, particularly with the tail-wagging of a familiar pet, but that is everyday wordplay rather than a formal etymology. Oxford also records other meanings of “tails”; the animal sense is simply the most relevant here.
- Meaning
- Plural of “tail”, a projecting part at the rear of an animal’s body. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Tails appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/teɪlz/
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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/teɪlz/ · primary stress on syllable 1T EY1 L Z
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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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