Meaning and background
The story behind Bandito
Bandito is Italian for an outlaw or criminal, with an older meaning of someone banished. Its history comes from the Italian verb bandire, “to ban”, the same family that gave English bandit. The final “o” makes Bandito sound rather different from the shorter English word. It offers a vivid literary sort of dog name, but its actual linguistic meaning is a criminal or outlaw, not a positive character trait.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Bandito appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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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.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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