Meaning and background
The story behind Wind
Wind is an English noun for moving air, from a gentle breeze to a strong current. Its familiar weather sense is pronounced WIND, rhyming with pinned, but the spelling also appears in a separate verb pronounced WYND, as in winding a clock. A dog name based on weather would usually use the noun reading, although the owner's intended pronunciation is not documented. Its one-syllable written form is an ordinary vocabulary name, not an old personal-name translation.
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About Wind
Recorded as a dog’s name
Wind appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/waɪnd/
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
/waɪnd/ · primary stress on syllable 1W AY1 N D
/wɪnd/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 N D
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 — 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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