Meaning and background
The story behind Cloudy
Cloudy now readily suggests an overcast sky, but Etymonline records a much older English form associated with rocks and hills before the cloud sense developed. The adjective also gained a lack-of-clarity sense for liquids. This is a word history, not a forecast of a dog’s mood. For a pet, Cloudy can acknowledge weather on an important day or a visual impression the owner enjoys. The final y makes it an adjective rather than the simpler noun Cloud, which changes the tone of the name.
- Meaning
- English adjective for an overcast sky or a lack of clarity, with an older rocky or hilly sense. Source
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About Cloudy
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cloudy appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/klaʊdi/
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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/klaʊdi/ · primary stress on syllable 1K L AW1 D IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- 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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