Meaning and background
The story behind Gobi
Gobi takes its most recognisable association from the Gobi Desert, which spreads across Mongolia and northern China. Collins records the geographic name and its usual British pronunciation as GOH-bee. The Mongolian form relates to dry, often stony desert terrain, but translating a particular pet's name into a single ancient virtue would be misleading. The short place name offers an alternative to longer landscape-inspired choices.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Gobi appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡoʊbi/
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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/ɡoʊbi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G OW1 B IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- 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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