Meaning and background
The story behind Titus
Titus is an ancient Roman given name that belonged to emperors and also appears in the New Testament. Its original meaning is uncertain; one scholarly possibility is an Oscan source, and a connection with Latin titulus has been suggested without being established. This makes its documented historical use much firmer than any one-word gloss.
- Origin
- Ancient Roman personal name, probably of Oscan origin; its original literal meaning is uncertain. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Titus appears in 18 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/taɪtəs/
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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/taɪtəs/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AY1 T AH0 S
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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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