Meaning and background
The story behind Tarot
Tarot names a special deck of illustrated cards now widely associated with card readings and divination. The term reached English through French, with an earlier Italian card-game history; its deeper word origin is unsettled. Used as a dog name, the short, unusual sound carries a recognisable cultural association without implying that card readings have predictive powers.
- Meaning
- An illustrated pack of cards used in certain games and in fortune-telling. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Tarot appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tæɹoʊ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/tæɹoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 2T AE2 R OW1
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- 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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