Meaning and background
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Dubu matches the Korean word 두부, meaning tofu, the soft food prepared from beans. A Korean-language dictionary drawing on National Institute of Korean Language content identifies the original Sino-Korean characters 豆腐. This is food vocabulary rather than an established historical European given name. Its neat two-syllable shape makes it a plausible playful dog name, but it does not imply that a particular dog is pale or soft. The dictionary confirms the word, not the owner's reason for choosing it.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Dubu appears in 4 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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