Meaning and background
The story behind Pongo
Pongo has an unusually direct canine reference. Pongo is the Dalmatian father in Dodie Smith’s The Hundred and One Dalmatians, a story subsequently adapted for the screen by Disney. The book publisher identifies the character by name, and Disney separately confirms his role in a film version. This is a securely documented fictional character association, not evidence that Pongo translates as 'spotty' or any particular personality trait.
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About Pongo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Pongo appears in 10 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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