Meaning and background
The story behind Shipoo
Shipoo is an alternative spelling of Shihpoo, the combined term for a Shih Tzu and Poodle cross. The shorter written form can obscure the Shih Tzu element, so a researched profile should explain its relationship to the better-known hyphenated Shih-poo. Veterinary sources confirm the crossbreed, and lexical documentation lists shipoo as a variant. This is a dog-type reference rather than a separately attested historical forename.
- Origin
- Alternative English spelling of “shihpoo”, a Shih Tzu–Poodle cross. Source
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About Shipoo
Recorded as a dog’s name
Shipoo appears in 5 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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