Meaning and background
The story behind Gravy
Gravy is an English food word associated today with the savoury sauce served alongside roast dinners. It entered medieval English from French forms such as gravé, originally used for a seasoned broth or stew. Its earliest cooking history was therefore broader than today's British gravy. As a dog name it sits alongside other deliberately everyday food names; the word itself has no verified old personal-name derivation.
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About Gravy
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gravy appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡɹeɪvi/
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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/ɡɹeɪvi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G R EY1 V 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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