Meaning and background
The story behind Chapilin
Chapilin can draw botanical inspiration from the printed name Chapilín in Paul C. Standley's Trees and Shrubs of Mexico. On page 437, the book lists Chapilín and chipilín as Guatemalan names for Crotalaria longirostrata, a slender shrub about a meter tall with yellow flowers. The source includes an acute accent, which this dog-name spelling omits. This supports a plant association, rather than a verified personal-name derivation.
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- On page 437, Standley lists the printed forms Chapilín and chipilín as Guatemalan names under Crotalaria longirostrata, described as a slender shrub about one meter high with yellow flowers. Chapilín carries an acute accent absent from the queue spelling Chapilin; this supports botanical inspiration only. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Chapilin appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2022 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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