Meaning and background
The story behind Wizard
Wizard is an English word for a figure believed to practise magic, particularly in folklore and fantasy stories. It also describes someone who is exceptionally skilled at a task, while British informal usage can mean excellent. Its history is linked to wise plus the suffix -ard. For a dog it is a literary or playful word-name rather than a historically established personal name, and it need not suggest unusual intelligence.
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About Wizard
Recorded as a dog’s name
Wizard appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/wɪzɚd/
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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/wɪzɚd/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 Z ER0 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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