Meaning and background
The story behind Bijou
Bijou comes from French for a jewel or trinket. English borrowed the word to describe something small and delicately worked, later also using it to mean a small, tasteful room or home. Its own earlier history may reach a Breton word for a ring, linked to “finger”. As a dog’s name, Bijou has a distinctive jewellery association without implying a specific breed or price tag.
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About Bijou
Recorded as a dog’s name
Bijou appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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- 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.
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