Meaning and background
The story behind Envy
Envy names an emotion with a more exact meaning than admiration. Merriam-Webster describes awareness of someone else’s advantage joined to a wish to possess it, and also records the object of that feeling as the envy of others. A dog’s name might play on the second sense as a compliment. The dictionary supports that wordplay, but it does not document a traditional personal name or make jealousy part of the dog’s temperament.
- Association
- Envy denotes resentful awareness of another’s advantage with a wish to possess it, and can also name the object of such feeling. Source
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About Envy
Recorded as a dog’s name
Envy appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2016 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɛnvi/
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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/ɛnvi/ · primary stress on syllable 1EH1 N V IY0
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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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