Meaning and background
The story behind Demi
Demi is used in English as a short form of Demetria and also represents a Greek nickname spelling related to Dimi. It can be pronounced differently by different well-known bearers, so a single compulsory English pronunciation would be misleading. The identical French word demi means half, but that coincidence is not proof that an English or Greek given name means half. Its two syllables make an efficient dog call.
- Origin
- Modern English short form of Demetria and a Greek variant associated with Dimi Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Demi appears in 9 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɛmi/
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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/dɛmi/ · primary stress on syllable 1D EH1 M 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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