Meaning and background
The story behind Cinna
Cinna has a documented literary association in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series. Scholastic's published Catching Fire sample identifies Cinna as the narrator's stylist and friend and credits his designs with drawing public attention during the earlier Games. A dog name can be a deliberate character tribute. The text supports that fictional relationship rather than proving that Cinna is an etymological shortening of cinnamon or another modern word.
- Association
- Literary character association with the stylist and friend in Suzanne Collins's Hunger Games series. Source
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About Cinna
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cinna 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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