Meaning and background
The story behind Cocco
Cocco is an Italian surname with several documented possibilities. The Dictionary of American Family Names lists nickname senses involving a beloved child, redness, an egg, and a regional word related to cuckoo or an old man. It also records a route through the medieval Greek personal name Kokkos. A single affectionate translation would hide that variety. Family context is needed before attaching one of these histories to a particular Cocco.
- Origin
- Italian surname with several nickname routes and a separate medieval Greek personal-name connection. Source
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About Cocco
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cocco appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/koʊkoʊ/
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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/koʊkoʊ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K OW1 K OW0
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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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