Sushi
Sushi is an English borrowing for a category of Japanese dishes typically made with vinegar-seasoned rice. The other ingredients may include raw or cooked seafood, vegetables or egg. Sushi therefore does not simply mean raw fish, and sashimi is usually distinguished from it.
- Meaning
- Japanese dishes typically made with vinegar-seasoned rice
- Name or word origin
- Japanese food word; English borrowing
Sources and meaning notes
The source supports the food definition and the sushi/sashimi distinction, rather than a traditional personal-name meaning.
- Merriam-Webster: sushi The cited English dictionary senses; not a claim that every pet with this name was named for that sense
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Catalog grouping: Unisex. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #86 | Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated) |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
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