Meaning and background
The story behind Zuni
Zuni is the name of a living Indigenous community and tribal government in New Mexico. The Pueblo of Zuni's official website uses the spelling in its public-service information and identifies the tribal offices at Zuni, while also using the community's A:shiwi designation. This gives the word a specific cultural and geographic reference. The tribal source does not present Zuni as a generic personal name or assign it a decorative personality meaning.
- Association
- Cultural and geographic association with the Pueblo of Zuni and its community in New Mexico. Source
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About Zuni
Recorded as a dog’s name
Zuni appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/zuni/
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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/zuni/ · primary stress on syllable 1Z UW1 N IY2
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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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