Meaning and background
The story behind Zombie
Zombie has a well-established supernatural and fictional association with a person believed to have died and been reanimated. Merriam-Webster distinguishes that sense from figurative uses and from a mixed drink containing rum, liqueur and fruit juice. A horror enthusiast might choose the name for the fictional image, while a cocktail reference would tell a different story. These word associations explain possible choices without supplying an inherited personal-name etymology.
- Association
- Supernaturally reanimated person in belief and fiction; also the name of a rum-based mixed drink. Source
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About Zombie
Recorded as a dog’s name
Zombie appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/zɑmbi/
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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/zɑmbi/ · primary stress on syllable 1Z AA1 M B IY0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- 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.
- 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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