Meaning and background
The story behind Pumba
Pumba is an exact character spelling in Disney's Spanish-language catalogue for Timón y Pumba. The catalogue identifies him as the warthog from The Lion King and describes the animated pair's adventures beyond their original film, including journeys around the world. This supports a specific Disney reference for the spelling Pumba itself. It is a localized character association, rather than evidence for a general personal-name translation or a reason to silently substitute a different catalogue spelling.
- Association
- Pumba is the spelling used for the Lion King warthog in Disney's Spanish-language Timón y Pumba catalogue. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Pumba appears in 4 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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