Meaning and background
The story behind Trouble
Trouble is an English word for a problem, difficulty or source of worry. As a dog's name it can be affectionate irony, but it does not establish that the animal is disobedient. The noun has been used for centuries in ordinary speech; its exact use as a pet name is a separate, much harder question. A plain dictionary definition is preferable to a personality description.
- Meaning
- A problem, difficulty, distress or cause of worry. Source
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About Trouble
Recorded as a dog’s name
Trouble appears in 17 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/tɹʌbəl/
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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/tɹʌbəl/ · primary stress on syllable 1T R AH1 B AH0 L
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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