Meaning and background
The story behind Denim
Denim is an English fabric word that comes through French from the expression serge de Nîmes, referring to a type of cloth associated with that French town. It is a textile name rather than a traditional surname with a personal meaning. As a dog name its two syllables and familiar association with blue jeans are easy to recognise, but colour and fabric references should remain associations rather than invented character traits.
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About Denim
Recorded as a dog’s name
Denim appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dɛnəm/
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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/dɛnəm/ · primary stress on syllable 1D EH1 N AH0 M
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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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