Meaning and background
The story behind Smokie
Smokie is the name of a band associated with the recording Living Next Door to Alice. The group’s own website uses the exact final ie spelling and places that song among the milestones of its recording history. For a dog owner, Smokie can recall a particular record, family singalong or performance. This musical route gives the spelling a documented reference without requiring a claim about coat colour. The band’s use does not establish Smokie as a historical form of Smokey or a traditional human given name.
- Association
- Band-name association with Smokie, whose own history highlights the recording Living Next Door to Alice. Source
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About Smokie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Smokie appears in 6 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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