Meaning and background
The story behind Todd
Todd is an English and Scottish surname from a northern Middle English term for a fox. Historical nickname explanations include resemblance in red hair or perceived cunning, but those ideas describe past surname formation, not modern dogs. It also functions as a familiar short masculine given name in English-speaking countries.
- Origin
- English and Scottish surname from northern Middle English tod(de), “fox”. Source
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About Todd
Recorded as a dog’s name
Todd appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tɑd/
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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/tɑd/ · primary stress on syllable 1T AA1 D
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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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