Welsh names (15)
Welsh names, for a breed with Wales in its name.
Cornish for elm tree · Cornish
Welsh form of John · Welsh
Welsh, cor gi, the dwarf dog · Welsh · small dogs
Welsh name meaning genuine · Welsh
Welsh name meaning grand · Welsh
The island off the north west coast of Wales · Welsh
Welsh pet form of Gwen, little white one · Welsh
Welsh form of Alan, also two Welsh rivers · Welsh
Cornish for star · Cornish
Welsh for oak trees · Welsh
Welsh word for a cosy cuddle · Welsh
Cornish name from a place name, made famous by the Poldark novels · Cornish
Welsh pet form of Gruffudd · Welsh
Welsh town with a medieval castle · Welsh
From Great Britain (18)
British names, because the breed guide gives Great Britain as its country of origin.
A British pet name, once a girls comic · small dogs
A Berkshire racecourse famous for hats and royal racing
Affectionate British slang for Britain
A northern English sandwich, as in a chip butty
Welsh county, and a type of corgi
Riverside district of London
A moor in Cornwall, said to hide a mysterious big cat
A Dorset peninsula of chalk cliffs and a ruined castle
Scottish Gaelic, dark stranger
A lively London district of theatres and cafes
Two pence in old British money, a sweet name for a small dog · small dogs
British slang for a man or a good chap
A flat English county of broads and big skies, home of a terrier
Old British given name from a Roman family name
British slang for a five pound note
Names for an active dog (12)
Outdoors and sport names, because the breed guide rates their energy high.
One under par in golf · small dogs
A big outdoor fire for a night of stories
A wooden mountain house of the Alps · French
A heavy hitter in baseball · big dogs
A runner built for short, fast races
After Suzanne Lenglen, the French tennis star of the 1920s · French
A free extra shot in friendly golf
A soft little tap of the ball in baseball
A boat race meeting · Italian
Long tailed game bird of fields and woods
An athlete who has competed at the Olympic Games · Greek
Popular classics (12)
Classic names, the list built on the AKC, Agria and Pet Insurance Australia popularity data.
Spanish short form of Dolores
Long used name for a boisterous, noisy dog
Plain and sturdy, a top ten name in the US
Old fashioned name for a black coated dog
UK number one female dog name in the 2025 National Dog Survey
Traditional name for a dog with a keen nose
Old fashioned name for a tightly curled coat
From Zoe, Greek for life · Greek
Traditional name for a quick reacting dog
Pet form of Jessica or Janet, an old Scottish favourite · Scottish
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 Pembroke Welsh Corgi 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 Pembroke Welsh Corgi is number 16. The rules only narrow the choice: any name on the site suits any dog.
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