Meaning and background
The story behind Tejada
Tejada is an established Spanish surname, associated with places so named and historically related to the Spanish word teja, a roof tile. It therefore has a geographical family-name explanation rather than a decorative meaning invented for pets. As a dog name it retains that identifiable surname background, with a distinctive three-syllable rhythm.
- Origin
- Spanish habitational surname from places named Tejada, associated with Spanish teja “roof tile”. Source
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About Tejada
Recorded as a dog’s name
Tejada appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/teɪjɑdə/
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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/teɪjɑdə/ · primary stress on syllable 2T EY0 Y AA1 D AH0
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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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