Royal names (15)
Royal names, for a breed named after a king.
Warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba · Angolan
For Marcus Aurelius, philosopher emperor of Rome · Latin
The headpiece worn by a monarch, from the Latin corona
The title of the princesses of the House of Habsburg · German
A rank of nobility just below an earl · English
The last imperial dynasty of Russia · Russian
A jewelled band worn as a crown · Greek
Juba II, the scholarly king of Mauretania · Berber
The ceremonial seat of a monarch · Greek · big dogs
The queen of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great · Greek
The royal house that ruled England for over three centuries
The ornamented rod a monarch holds · Greek
Mumtaz Mahal, the empress for whom the Taj Mahal was built · Persian
Sargon of Akkad, the founder of the first great empire · Akkadian
The jewelled golden globe held by a crowned monarch
From Great Britain (18)
British names, because the breed guide gives Great Britain as its country of origin.
Two pence in old British money, a sweet name for a small dog · small dogs
The capital of the Scottish Highlands, on the River Ness
Old British slang for slightly tipsy, for a wobbly pup
A Yorkshire spa town famous for tea rooms
British slang for a pound
The Welsh name for Snowdonia, the land of eagles · Welsh
Anglo Norman prefix meaning son of
A Dorset peninsula of chalk cliffs and a ruined castle
Riverside district of London
For the duke, and the boot named after him
Welsh county, and a type of corgi
A Lake District village famous for gingerbread and Wordsworth
An old English name and a long standing British favourite
A flat English county of broads and big skies, home of a terrier
Roman walled city in north west England
British slang for a sandwich
Names for a small dog (12)
Names tagged for small dogs, because the breed guide puts them in the small size class.
Italian, dear little one · Italian · small dogs
From chubby, meaning plump and round · small dogs
Small tufted clouds like wool, Latin for tuft · Latin · small dogs
The volcanic innermost large moon of Jupiter · small dogs
Spanish for little bear · Spanish · small dogs
A small streaky brown bird of fields and moors · small dogs
The nickname of Empress Elisabeth of Austria · German · small dogs
The friendly Munchkin who hosts Dorothy in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz · small dogs
The country name for the lapwing, after their call · small dogs
Small smiling marsupial of Rottnest Island · small dogs
A plump finch with a rosy red chest · small dogs
A biscuit dotted with chocolate chips · small dogs
Popular classics (18)
Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.
Greek, young green shoot · Greek
Old fashioned name for a playful, bouncy dog
Traditional name for a small, fluffy coated dog · small dogs
English surname meaning son of Will
Slavic name long used on shepherds and huskies · Russian
UK number one female dog name in the 2025 National Dog Survey
Modern short form of Jackson, son of Jack
Classic name for a dog with a permanently busy tail
Pet form of Alexandra, Greek for defender of the people · Greek
Short form of Tucker, and British slang for food
Short for Samuel or Samantha
Pet form of Vincent, long popular as a dog name
The rule of a king or queen
American slang for courage and spirit
Italian short form of names like Bernardino and Corradino · Italian
French nickname, very popular in Australia
The breed
How these were picked
No name here was written for the breed. Each list above comes from the name data by one rule, shown under its heading, using only what the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel breed guide says: country of origin, size class and energy rating, plus any link in the breed's own name. A name appears once on the page. The 30 breeds with a page like this are the American Kennel Club's top 30 for 2025 by registrations; the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is number 12. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.
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