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Tricia

The meaning, background and naming story of Tricia.

Letters
6
Syllables
2Dictionary reading
Starts with
T

Meaning and background

The story behind Tricia

Tricia is a short English form of Patricia, rather than an unrelated name with its own literal translation. Patricia belongs to a name family ultimately connected with Latin social terminology, but that older history should not be attached to Tricia without showing the intermediate form. Its two-syllable pronunciation is familiar in Britain, and the spelling belongs alongside variants such as Trisha and Trish.

Origin
English short form of the given name Patricia. Source

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Tricia appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.

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Pronunciation and rhythm

/tɹɪʃə/

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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/tɹɪʃə/ · primary stress on syllable 1
T R IH1 SH 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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