Meaning and background
The story behind Wiki
Wiki is familiar in English as a collaboratively editable website, but its name comes from Hawaiian wiki, 'quick' or 'swift'. Hawaiian lexicographic sources support that word meaning, independent of the later internet use. It would be misleading to turn this into a claim that the dog is clever or fast: those are traits an owner might hope for, not facts. The short two-syllable sound makes the borrowing easy to call.
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About Wiki
Recorded as a dog’s name
Wiki appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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These records cover New York City and may count the same dog in more than one licence period. They are not a national popularity ranking.
Pronunciation and rhythm
/wɪki/
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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/wɪki/ · primary stress on syllable 1W IH1 K IY2
These are US dictionary readings. Personal, regional and other language pronunciations may differ.
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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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