Meaning and background
The story behind Kopi
Kopi has a directly documented Malay lexical association with coffee. Malaysia's Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka dictionary describes both the coffee plant and the drink made from its ground beans, and gives expressions for preparations with or without milk. It also records a distinct colloquial kopi meaning a copy or reproduction. Those separate senses are worth retaining: an owner may intend a coffee-inspired dog name, but the spelling does not have only one possible context.
- Association
- Kopi is Malay for the coffee plant or drink; the dictionary also records a separate colloquial sense meaning copy or reproduction. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Kopi appears in 7 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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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.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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