Meaning and background
The story behind Gussie
Gussie is recorded as an English familiar form of Augusta. Its reference reading has two syllables, with an initial short u sound and a light ending. The ie spelling makes it look more informal than the longer source name, which can be appealing for an everyday dog name. Augusta may matter if you are honouring someone, but Gussie can also stand alone. Compare it with Gus if you like the opening but want to decide between the shorter call and the fuller familiar form.
- Origin
- English diminutive of Augusta. Source
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About Gussie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Gussie appears in 8 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/ɡʌsi/
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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/ɡʌsi/ · primary stress on syllable 1G AH1 S 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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