Meaning and background
The story behind Wicket
In cricket, a wicket can mean the three stumps and two bails at each end of a pitch, and the term is also used for dismissals and the playing surface. Outside cricket it can mean a small gate. These are documented English word meanings rather than a hidden personal-name translation. For a British dog owner, the cricket association may be especially familiar, although the smaller-gate history predates the sporting use.
- Meaning
- A cricket structure of three stumps and two bails; also a dismissal, playing surface or small gate. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Wicket appears in 11 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/wɪkət/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/wɪkət/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 K AH0 T
/hwɪkət/ · primary stress on syllable 1HH W IH1 K AH0 T
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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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