Meaning and background
The story behind Gussy
Gussy has different recorded word associations. Merriam-Webster’s Scrabble dictionary gives a verb connected with dressing in fine or showy clothes, familiar in gussy up. The Scottish National Dictionary separately includes gussy among forms of a word for a pig, especially a young pig or sow. A dog owner may enjoy either a dress-up joke or a regional family expression. These dictionary senses should not be merged into one personal-name etymology or confused with a longer name such as Augustus.
- Meaning
- English verb associated with dressing up; separately, a Scots form associated with a pig or young pig. Source · Source 2
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Gussy appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 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 — 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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