Meaning and background
The story behind Puri
Puri has a clan-name explanation in the dictionary’s Punjabi surname account. The entry identifies the Khatri community and notes that Punjabi purī means small town, but expressly leaves any connection between that word and the clan name unclear. That distinction prevents a plausible-looking word from becoming an unsupported surname translation. A dog named Puri through a family connection can retain that specific background without pretending the etymology is settled.
- Origin
- Punjabi Khatri clan surname; a connection with the Punjabi small-town word purī is explicitly uncertain. Source
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About Puri
Recorded as a dog’s name
Puri appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/pʊɹi/
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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/pʊɹi/ · primary stress on syllable 1P UH1 R IY0
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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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