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Bogie

The meaning, background and naming story of Bogie.

Letters
5
Syllables
2Dictionary reading
Starts with
B

Meaning and background

The story behind Bogie

Bogie is a Scottish habitational surname from a place in Abbotshall, Fife, first recorded as Bolgyne. Its later Gaelic form includes a valley reference. The dictionary leaves the underlying place-name uncertain and reports only a suggested connection with a bag-shaped pool. This local history supports the spelling without turning that tentative landscape interpretation into a definite meaning for every Bogie.

Origin
Scottish habitational surname from Bogie in Fife; the place-name origin remains uncertain. Source

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Bogie appears in 14 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.

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Pronunciation and rhythm

/bʊɡi/

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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/bʊɡi/ · primary stress on syllable 1
B UH1 G IY0

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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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