Meaning and background
The story behind Jolie
Jolie takes its meaning from the French adjective for pretty, while the reference distinguishes that vocabulary source from established given-name use in France. Angelina Jolie supplies a documented public-name association, but an owner may simply like the adjective. The English and French readings differ at the opening sound. For a dog, decide which pronunciation you intend rather than treating the French spelling as self-explanatory. The compliment belongs to the word's meaning and does not set a condition on the dog's appearance.
- Origin
- Name based on the French adjective meaning pretty. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Jolie appears in 10 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒoʊli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/dʒoʊli/ · primary stress on syllable 2JH OW2 L IY1
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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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