Meaning and background
The story behind Poppies
Poppies is the plural of poppy, the name used for flowering plants with delicate petals. In Britain, red artificial poppies are also associated with remembrance of those killed in war. These are related plant and commemorative senses rather than competing hidden translations. The final -ies makes the name sound different from the singular Poppy, which remains a separate catalogue entry. No canine temperament or individual family connection follows from either meaning.
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About Poppies
Recorded as a dog’s name
Poppies appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pɑpiz/
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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/pɑpiz/ · primary stress on syllable 1P AA1 P IY0 Z
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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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