Meaning and background
The story behind Oui
Oui is the French word for 'yes', one of the most familiar affirmative responses in the language. The Académie française traces it to Old French *oïl*. As a pet name it is a playful use of an everyday word, not evidence of an older French personal name. Its written appearance may surprise English speakers because French vowels do not follow English spelling conventions.
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About Oui
Recorded as a dog’s name
Oui appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/wi/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/wi/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IY1
/uwi/ · primary stress on syllable 2UW0 W IY1
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Sources and research notes (2)
Dictionary readings have 1 or 2 syllables.
- 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.
- 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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