Meaning and background
The story behind Fondue
Fondue comes from a French cooking term with a literal connection to melting. Its route reaches further back to a Latin verb involving melting or pouring, giving the familiar food association a clear word history. An owner may choose it for a shared meal, a fond memory or simply the sound. The name is more specific than a broad food word such as Cheese. Keep the culinary story as inspiration rather than a suggestion about what to feed a dog.
- Origin
- French-derived cooking word with a literal melted sense. Source
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About Fondue
Recorded as a dog’s name
Fondue appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/fɑndju/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/fɑndju/ · primary stress on syllable 2F AA0 N D Y UW1
/fɑndu/ · primary stress on syllable 1F AA1 N D UW2
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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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