Meaning and background
The story behind Follette
Follette is recorded as an altered English Follett form and, possibly, an altered French Follet form. The dictionary explains the changed ending through French pronunciation practices in Canada and the United States. The French nickname route remains qualified, rather than established for every bearer. A dog named Follette can preserve a family's particular spelling without requiring the old nickname's judgment to be applied to the animal or used as a universal meaning.
- Origin
- Altered English Follett; possibly also altered French Follet, with a pronunciation-related changed ending. Source
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About Follette
Recorded as a dog’s name
Follette appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɑlɛt/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/fɑlɛt/ · primary stress on syllable 2F AA2 L EH1 T
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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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