Meaning and background
The story behind Corduroy
Corduroy refers to the ridged fabric, with a probable English formation involving cord and an older fabric word, duroy. The appealing story that it literally means the king's cord in French is not supported by the reference. For an owner, texture or a favourite garment may supply the real connection. Its long spelling gives a fuller name than Velvet or Tweed. Try the whole word before choosing an everyday nickname, because the distinctive fabric reference can disappear when the name is shortened.
- Origin
- Ridged fabric word probably formed from cord and the older fabric term duroy; not securely French king's cord. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Corduroy appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɔɹdɚɔɪ/
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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/kɔɹdɚɔɪ/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 R D ER0 OY2
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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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