Meaning and background
The story behind Buca
Buca is a standard Italian noun meaning a hole or hollow in the ground. Treccani also records special uses for underground premises, including traditional eateries; it explicitly calls the word's deeper etymology uncertain. Buca can therefore evoke a recognisable Italian word, but the spelling by itself does not prove why it was selected as a dog's name. It should not be translated as an Italian personal name without further evidence.
- Meaning
- Italian noun for a hole, hollow or pit; also used for certain underground premises. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Buca appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- 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.
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