Meaning and background
The story behind Paulie
Paulie is documented as a diminutive of Paul, Paula, or Pauline. Behind the Name therefore places the same affectionate spelling in more than one gendered full-name form. The nickname alone does not identify which person or tradition inspired it. For a dog named after a family member, retaining that intended full name preserves the connection while allowing Paulie to serve as the familiar everyday form.
- Origin
- Diminutive of Paul, Paula, or Pauline. Source
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About Paulie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Paulie appears in 12 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɔli/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/pɔli/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AO1 L IY2
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- 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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