Meaning and background
The story behind Okami
Okami needs more care than a straightforward translation of a Japanese word. Japanese *ōkami* (おおかみ, 狼), with a long opening vowel, means wolf. Without the length mark, *okami* can also represent a different word for the woman who runs a traditional inn or restaurant. The catalogue's unmarked spelling cannot settle which was intended; the wolf association is attractive for a dog, but should be labelled accurately.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Okami appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 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 — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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