Meaning and background
The story behind Kofi
Kofi is an Akan day name associated with being born on Friday. The language and naming context are part of the meaning, so a broad label such as African name would leave out useful information. An owner may choose it for a personal or family connection, but the name alone is not evidence of a dog’s actual birth day. The compact spelling can appeal independently of that fact. If the cultural connection matters to your choice, preserve the specific Akan context rather than treating the meaning as a generic decorative label.
- Origin
- Akan day name meaning born on Friday. Source
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About Kofi
Recorded as a dog’s name
Kofi appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/koʊfi/
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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/koʊfi/ · primary stress on syllable 1K OW1 F 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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