Meaning and background
The story behind Titan
Titan originally names a member of the older generation of deities in Greek mythology, preceding Zeus and the Olympians. English also uses titan figuratively for someone of exceptional stature or influence. It has an established modern given-name use, yet the mythological category is not a claim that a dog is especially large or strong.
- Origin
- Modern English name from the Greek mythological term Titan, referring to the older generation of gods. Source
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About Titan
Recorded as a dog’s name
Titan appears in 33 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/taɪtən/
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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/taɪtən/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AY1 T AH0 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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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