Meaning and background
The story behind Dijon
Dijon is the name of a city in eastern France, historically the capital of the Duchy of Burgundy. Its close association with mustard is documented by the French tourism authority, but Dijon itself does not literally mean mustard. Used for a dog it is a place-based choice with two syllables in common English renderings. The culinary link is a recognisable secondary association rather than an etymological translation.
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About Dijon
Recorded as a dog’s name
Dijon appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/diʒɑn/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/diʒɑn/ · primary stress on syllable 1D IY1 ZH AA2 N
/diʒoʊn/ · primary stress on syllable 2D IY0 ZH OW1 N
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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