Meaning and background
The story behind Odie
Odie is Garfield’s canine companion in the Garfield stories and films. Sony’s account of the 2024 animated movie places him alongside Garfield and the cat’s father Vic in an unexpected heist adventure; the credits identify the characters as Jim Davis’s creations. That gives a dog owner a direct fictional-dog namesake rather than a guessed short form of another personal name. A choice may recall the character’s companionship or a favourite screen version. The film credit alone does not explain Odie’s original name construction.
- Association
- Garfield’s canine companion, documented in Sony’s 2024 film and its Jim Davis character credits. Source
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About Odie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Odie appears in 29 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- 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.
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