Meaning and background
The story behind Lulubelle
Lulubelle has a particularly direct dog-story association in Vashti Farrer's Lulubelle and Her Bones. The author's own description introduces a dog who initially does not know she is one, meets Bones, helps him escape and travels with him toward London. Their adventures supply a specific literary reference for a household that knows the story. This source documents the exact character name without explaining Lulubelle as a combination of older personal names.
- Association
- Literary canine-character association with Vashti Farrer's Lulubelle and Her Bones. Source
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About Lulubelle
Recorded as a dog’s name
Lulubelle appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- 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.
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