Meaning and background
The story behind Corleone
Corleone has a strong film association through the family at the centre of The Godfather. Paramount's film page names Don Vito, Michael, Sonny and Fredo Corleone and credits Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel. This gives a precise fictional-family reference for a dog name. The film's crime story should not be mistaken for the surname's linguistic meaning, nor does this source establish the origin of every real family called Corleone.
- Association
- Fictional-family association with the Corleones in The Godfather. Source
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About Corleone
Recorded as a dog’s name
Corleone appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2023 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kɔɹlioʊn/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/kɔɹlioʊn/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 R L IY0 OW2 N
/kɔɹlioʊni/ · primary stress on syllable 1K AO1 R L IY0 OW2 N IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Dictionary readings have 3 or 4 syllables.
- 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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