Meaning and background
The story behind Cujo
Cujo has an unmistakable horror-novel association. Stephen King’s official site identifies the character as a Saint Bernard who is gentle before contracting rabies and trapping a mother and child in their car. The novel appeared in 1981. This is a fictional dog’s name, not evidence for a translated human-name meaning. An owner choosing Cujo should be aware that the established reference involves a frightening, tragic story.
- Association
- Name of the Saint Bernard in Stephen King’s 1981 horror novel Cujo; the story turns on rabies and a trapped family. Source
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About Cujo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cujo appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2026 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 — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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