Meaning and background
The story behind Wasabi
Wasabi comes directly from the Japanese name of the pungent green plant and condiment served with food. It is a food-inspired name, not an inherited given name with a personal virtue attached. In British English, the pronunciation commonly has three syllables, with the stress in the middle. The distinctive association is the sharp flavour, not a literal translation such as 'fire'.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Wasabi 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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