Meaning and background
The story behind Dui
Dui has an art-historical association with a type of Chinese grain-serving vessel. The Metropolitan Museum of Art uses the term for a bronze example dated to about the fifth century BCE, noting that its inverted lid could also serve as a dish. Someone choosing a museum-inspired name can connect Dui with that particular object and its practical design. This identifies one specialist use of the Roman-letter spelling; it does not establish the language or meaning of every personal name written Dui.
- Association
- Term used by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for Chinese bronze grain-serving vessels. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Dui appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dijuaɪ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
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/dijuaɪ/D IY1 Y UW1 AY1
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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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