Meaning and background
The story behind Veggie
Veggie is documented as an informal word for a vegetable, with a separate slang sense for a vegetarian. Merriam-Webster also records vegie as a less common spelling, while this catalogue keeps the double g. A dog owner may intend a garden or kitchen connection or a private household joke. The word's two senses explain the association without requiring the dog's name to express a dietary rule or a personal-name etymology.
- Association
- Informal English word association with a vegetable or, in slang, a vegetarian. Source
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About Veggie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Veggie appears in 2 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/vɛdʒi/
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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/vɛdʒi/ · primary stress on syllable 1V EH1 JH 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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