Meaning and background
The story behind Jumanji
Jumanji can recall the fantasy story and film centered on a mysterious board game. Sony Pictures’ synopsis of the 1995 adaptation follows Alan Parrish, trapped in the game’s jungle for twenty-six years before two children release him. Robin Williams plays the adult Alan. A family choosing the name for that adventure has a specific fictional reference, while the official film account does not establish a traditional personal-name translation for Jumanji.
- Association
- Fantasy-film and story reference to the mysterious board game in Jumanji. Source
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Everyday moments“Jumanji, come here!”
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About Jumanji
Recorded as a dog’s name
Jumanji appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/dʒumɑndʒi/
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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/dʒumɑndʒi/ · primary stress on syllable 2JH UW0 M AA1 N JH IY0
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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