Meaning and background
The story behind Yofi
Yofi is documented in the Jewish English Lexicon as an exclamation of praise or endorsement, comparable to well done or excellent. The entry identifies Modern Hebrew יֹפִי as its source and gives the pronunciation YOH-fee, with several alternative English spellings. This provides a concrete encouraging word association. It does not by itself establish Yofi as a traditional personal name or justify a broader unverified translation.
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- Yofi is documented in the Jewish English Lexicon as an exclamation of praise or endorsement, comparable to well done or excellent. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Yofi appears in 13 dog licence records in the 2022 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 — 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.
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