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Kodiak has a firm geographical association with the Alaskan island. Merriam-Webster places it in the Gulf of Alaska, east of the Alaska Peninsula, and records a three-part English pronunciation beginning KOH-dee. For a dog name, that can evoke an island landscape or a personal connection to Alaska. The geographical entry verifies the place reference without establishing a traditional personal-name meaning or a translation of Kodiak.
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- Island in southern Alaska's Gulf of Alaska, east of the Alaska Peninsula. Source
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