Meaning and background
The story behind Doce
Doce is the Spanish word for twelve in the RAE and ASALE dictionary. The entry treats it as the number ten plus two and also records ordinal uses referring to twelfth position, with Latin duodecim in the word's history. This gives a precise numerical association for a dog called Doce. It does not establish a single origin for every personal use of the spelling, particularly where another language or a family nickname is involved.
- Association
- Spanish numerical word association: twelve, with some twelfth-position uses. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Doce appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 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 — 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.
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