Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Name Generator

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Find a name for a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: Stuart court names like Rupert, Henrietta and Minette, Restoration surnames like Pepys and Purcell, coat names like Blenheim, Claret and Tan Pips, and lapdog names like Cushion and Muff.

About Cavalier King Charles Spaniel names

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel carries a king in its name. Toy spaniels were a familiar sight at the court of Charles II, and that is where this list of 1,000 names begins: Stuart given names such as Charles, Rupert, Henrietta and Minette, and Restoration surnames such as Pepys, Purcell, Wren and Dryden. Cavalier was the name for the Royalist side in the English Civil War, so Royalist is here too, along with Boscobel and Oak Apple for the oak tree that hid Charles II after the Battle of Worcester.

The four coat colors supply the next large share. Blenheim, chestnut on white, is named after Blenheim Palace at Woodstock, home of the Dukes of Marlborough, and the chestnut mark some dogs have on top of the head is called the lozenge or Blenheim spot. Ruby dogs get wine, berry and gemstone names such as Claret, Morello and Cornelian. Tricolor dogs get names in threes and for the tan pips over the eyes, and Black and Tan dogs get candlelight and spice names such as Black Treacle and Clove.

The rest is about the lap and the look: Cushion, Muff and Eiderdown, Feathers and Ringlet for the long ears, characters from the Restoration stage, and names from the breed's own history, such as Roswell and Ann's Son.

How to choose Cavalier King Charles Spaniel names

  • Start with the coat. Lozenge, Chestnut Pearl and Rosa Mundi belong on a Blenheim, Claret and Cherry Ripe on a Ruby, Tan Pips and Three Kingdoms on a Tricolor, and Black Treacle or Candlelight on a Black and Tan.
  • Choose the formal name and the call name together. Henrietta shortens to Hetty, Clarendon to Clare, Marlborough to Marley and Bolingbroke to Bolly, so a long court name still works at the park.
  • Say it aloud before you decide. Pepys is pronounced Peeps and Beauclerk is said Bo-clair, while Rupert, Rowley, Minette and Nelly are easy for everyone in the house.
  • For two or three dogs, borrow a set: Pepys and Evelyn, Mirabell and Millamant, Dido and Aeneas, or Athos, Porthos and Aramis for a trio.
  • A name taken from history comes with a story. Read a little about Monmouth, Castlemaine or Rochester before you commit, so the story is one you are happy to tell.

Frequently asked questions

What are good names for a Blenheim Cavalier?

Blenheim, Marlborough, Churchill and Woodstock all come from the palace the color is named after. For a dog with the chestnut mark on top of the head, try Lozenge, Thumbprint, Beauty Spot or Lucky Spot. Chestnut Pearl, Seville Marmalade and Rosa Mundi describe the chestnut and white coat itself.

Why is the breed named after King Charles?

The name points to Charles II, who reigned from 1660 to 1685 and whose court was known for its toy spaniels. Cavalier was the word for the Royalists of the Civil War, and it was added in the twentieth century to tell the longer-nosed type apart from the King Charles Spaniel. The list uses both sources, from Old Rowley, a nickname of the king, to Royalist and Boscobel.

What names suit a Ruby, Tricolor or Black and Tan Cavalier?

For a Ruby, look at Claret, Burgundy, Morello, Cornelian and Titian. A Tricolor suits Trio, Triptych, Musketeer, Tan Pips and Patchwork. For a Black and Tan, try Black Velvet, Burnt Sugar, Tiger's Eye, Lamplight and Firedog.

Are the court names taken from real people?

Yes. Names such as Rupert, Henrietta, Clarendon, Purcell and Godolphin are given names, surnames and titles from the Stuart and early Georgian courts, used here simply as names for a dog. Millamant, Dorimant and Lady Wishfort are characters from Restoration comedies, and Shock is the lapdog in Alexander Pope's mock-heroic poem about a stolen lock of hair.

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A: 40 names

  • Abdelazer
  • Abigail
  • Acorn Cup
  • Addison
  • Admiral
  • Aeneas
  • Afterglow
  • Aimwell
  • Albemarle
  • Alithea
  • Allspice
  • Almahide
  • Almanac
  • Almandine
  • Amanda
  • Andiron
  • Angel Wings
  • Angelica
  • Angora
  • Ann's Son
  • Anne
  • Ansbach
  • Aphra
  • Aquarius
  • Aramis
  • Arbella
  • Arbuthnot
  • Archer
  • Arlington
  • Arne
  • Ashley
  • Ashmole
  • Astley
  • Astrea
  • Athos
  • Aubrey
  • Audley End
  • Autumn Leaf
  • Avocet
  • Axe Yard

B: 99 names

  • Bab
  • Baby Charles
  • Backgammon
  • Baldric
  • Banqueting House
  • Barbara
  • Barlow
  • Barn Elms
  • Baroque Pearl
  • Bayes
  • Beauclerk
  • Beaujolais
  • Beauty Spot
  • Beaver Hat
  • Beech Leaf
  • Behn
  • Belinda
  • Bellenden
  • Bellows
  • Belvile
  • Benbow
  • Bentley Hall
  • Berinthia
  • Berwick
  • Betterton
  • Bevil
  • Bezan
  • Bickerstaff
  • Bigwig
  • Birdcage
  • Birdcage Walk
  • Black and Gold
  • Black and Tan
  • Black Cherry
  • Black Knight
  • Black Letter
  • Black Pearl
  • Black Pepper
  • Black Rod
  • Black Treacle
  • Black Tulip
  • Black Velvet
  • Blackbird
  • Blackcurrant
  • Blackjack
  • Bladon
  • Blanket
  • Blenheim
  • Blenheim Spot

B, continued

  • Blindheim
  • Blink
  • Bloodstone
  • Blot
  • Bog Oak
  • Bolingbroke
  • Bolster
  • Bone China
  • Bonfire
  • Bonfire Toffee
  • Boniface
  • Bonnie Prince
  • Bononcini
  • Boscobel
  • Boudoir
  • Bourrée
  • Bow Tie
  • Boye
  • Boyle
  • Bracegirdle
  • Braganza
  • Brandy
  • Brandy Butter
  • Brass Buttons
  • Bravado
  • Breda
  • Bridgeman
  • Brisk
  • Bronze
  • Brow Spots
  • Brushwork
  • Buccleuch
  • Buckhurst
  • Buff Coat
  • Bulstrode
  • Bumblebee
  • Bunyan
  • Burford
  • Burgundy
  • Burlington
  • Burnet
  • Burnished
  • Burnt Orange
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Burnt Sugar
  • Burnt Toast
  • Burnt Umber
  • Butter Toffee
  • Butterfly
  • Button's

C: 111 names

  • Cabernet
  • Cadogan
  • Candlelight
  • Capel
  • Captain Plume
  • Caramel Cream
  • Cardinal
  • Careless
  • Carew
  • Carisbrooke
  • Carmine
  • Carolean
  • Caroline
  • Carolus
  • Carolus Rex
  • Carpet Spaniel
  • Carteret
  • Carwell
  • Cassia
  • Castlemaine
  • Catarina
  • Catherine
  • Catnap
  • Cav
  • Cavalier
  • Cayenne
  • Chaconne
  • Chancellor
  • Chandelier
  • Chapbook
  • Charles
  • Charlie
  • Charlie Boy
  • Charlie Girl
  • Cheapside
  • Chelsea
  • Cherry Brandy
  • Cherry Ripe
  • Cherrywood
  • Cherub
  • Chessboard
  • Chesterfield
  • Chestnut
  • Chestnut Blossom
  • Chestnut Candle
  • Chestnut Pearl
  • Chianti
  • Chiaroscuro
  • Chiffinch
  • Chimney Corner
  • China Orange
  • Chocolate Drop
  • Chough
  • Christopher
  • Churchill

C, continued

  • Cibber
  • Cinders
  • Cinnamon Stick
  • Cinnamon Toast
  • Clarendon
  • Claret
  • Claret Cup
  • Claret Jug
  • Clementina
  • Cleveland
  • Cliveden
  • Closterman
  • Cloudesley
  • Clove
  • Cobnut
  • Cochineal
  • Cockade
  • Codling
  • Coffee Bean
  • Coffee House
  • Cognac
  • Column of Victory
  • Comforter
  • Compton
  • Congreve
  • Coningsby
  • Cookies and Cream
  • Copper Penny
  • Coral Bead
  • Cordovan
  • Cornbury
  • Cornelian
  • Corporal John
  • Costard
  • Counterpane
  • Courante
  • Covent Garden
  • Coventry
  • Coverlet
  • Coverley
  • Cowley
  • Cozy
  • Cranberry
  • Crashaw
  • Craven
  • Creamware
  • Crimson
  • Crofts
  • Cropredy
  • Crusoe
  • Cuddle
  • Cumberland
  • Cupbearer
  • Cupola
  • Cushion
  • Cuzzoni

D: 36 names

  • Daisy Chain
  • Danby
  • Danube
  • Darnley
  • Dartmouth
  • Dash
  • Dashing
  • Davenant
  • Daybed
  • Daywell
  • Defoe
  • Demerara
  • Denham
  • Denzil
  • Devonshire
  • Dewdrop
  • Dido
  • Digby
  • Ditchley
  • Dobson
  • Domino Mask
  • Dominoes
  • Dorimant
  • Dorinda
  • Dozy
  • Drawcansir
  • Drop Pearl
  • Drury Lane
  • Dryden
  • Duchess of Richmond
  • Duchess's Thumb
  • Duck Chaser
  • Dugdale
  • Dunfermline
  • Dusk
  • Dutch William

E: 18 names

  • Earring
  • Edgehill
  • Eiderdown
  • Elderberry
  • Eldridge
  • Electress
  • Elizabeth
  • Endymion
  • Epilogue
  • Equerry
  • Esmé
  • Esquire
  • Etching
  • Etherege
  • Eugene
  • Evelyn
  • Evensong
  • Everswell

F: 39 names

  • Fairy Queen
  • Faithorne
  • Falkland
  • Fan
  • Fanshawe
  • Farinelli
  • Faustina
  • Feather Ears
  • Featherbed
  • Featherduster
  • Feathered Feet
  • Feathers
  • Feversham
  • Fidelis
  • Fire Opal
  • Firebrand
  • Firedog
  • Firelight
  • FitzCharles
  • FitzJames
  • Flag
  • Flame
  • Flamsteed
  • Flicker
  • Florimel
  • Florinda
  • Flourish
  • Flutterby
  • Foible
  • Folio
  • Fontange
  • Forty Winks
  • Four Eyes
  • Fox Cub
  • Fox Red
  • Frances
  • Fubbs
  • Fudge Ripple
  • Furbelow

G: 31 names

  • Gallant
  • Galliard
  • Gallica
  • Garraway's
  • Garter
  • Gauntlet
  • Gaze
  • Gazelle
  • Gazette
  • Gentle
  • Gentleman Usher
  • Geranium
  • Gibbons
  • Giffard
  • Gigue
  • Gloucester
  • Glyme
  • Godolphin
  • Goose Down
  • Goring
  • Grafton
  • Grand Bridge
  • Great Court
  • Greensleeves
  • Greenwich
  • Grenache
  • Grenadine
  • Grenville
  • Grinling
  • Gulliver
  • Gwyn

H: 53 names

  • Hal
  • Halifax
  • Halley
  • Ham House
  • Hampton
  • Hampton Court Beauty
  • Handel
  • Hanover
  • Harcourt
  • Harlequinade
  • Harpsichord Keys
  • Harry
  • Hassock
  • Haw
  • Hawksmoor
  • Hawthorn Berry
  • Heale
  • Heartfree
  • Hearthglow
  • Hearthrug
  • Hearthside
  • Hearthstone
  • Hellena
  • Henrietta
  • Henrietta Anne
  • Henrietta Maria
  • Hensington
  • Her Serene Highness
  • Herrenhausen
  • Herrick
  • Hervey
  • Hewer
  • High Lodge
  • Hippocras
  • His Nibs
  • Hobbes
  • Holderness
  • Hollandine
  • Hollar
  • Holly Berry
  • Holywell
  • Honey Patch
  • Hooke
  • Hopton
  • Horner
  • Horse Chestnut
  • Hortense
  • Huddleston
  • Hudibras
  • Humbug
  • Humfrey
  • Hush
  • Hyde

I: 5 names

  • Inigo
  • Ink
  • Ink and Paper
  • Inkwell
  • Isaac

J: 15 names

  • Jabot
  • Jacobean
  • Jacobite
  • Jacobus
  • James
  • Jamie
  • Japanned
  • Jemmy
  • Jennings
  • Jermyn
  • Jersey Cream
  • Jet and Amber
  • Jet Bead
  • Johnny Jump-Up
  • Juxon

K: 19 names

  • Kenelm
  • Killigrew
  • Kindle
  • King Charles
  • King James
  • King's Favorite
  • King's Shadow
  • King's Spaniel
  • Kingsman
  • Kingston Lacy
  • Kirsch
  • Kiss Mark
  • Kit-Cat
  • Kneller
  • Knepp
  • Knight of the Garter
  • Knot Garden
  • Kohl
  • Kynaston

L: 62 names

  • La Belle Hamilton
  • La Belle Jennings
  • La Belle Stuart
  • Lace Collar
  • Lacework
  • Lady Bountiful
  • Lady Fancyfull
  • Lady Froth
  • Lady in Waiting
  • Lady of the Bedchamber
  • Lady Wishfort
  • Laguerre
  • Lambkin
  • Lambswool
  • Lamp Black
  • Lamplight
  • Lane
  • Langdale
  • Lansdown
  • Lap
  • Lapful
  • Lapkin
  • Lappet
  • Lapsitter
  • Lascelles
  • Lashes
  • Lauderdale
  • Laughing Cavalier
  • Laureate
  • Lawes
  • Lely

L, continued

  • Lennox
  • Lepell
  • Lichfield
  • Liege
  • Lilliput
  • Limpid
  • Lindsey
  • Lingonberry
  • Link Boy
  • Liselotte
  • Little Cavalier
  • Locke
  • Loganberry
  • Loggan
  • Long Ears
  • Long Library
  • Long Water
  • Lord Foppington
  • Lord High Admiral
  • Lostwithiel
  • Louisa Maria
  • Louise
  • Lovelace
  • Loveless
  • Lovelock
  • Loveseat
  • Loyal
  • Loyalist
  • Lozenge
  • Lucky Spot
  • Ludovic

M: 65 names

  • Madder
  • Maid of Honor
  • Malbec
  • Malplaquet
  • Mancini
  • Mantle
  • Mantua
  • Maple Cream
  • Maraschino
  • Marble Cake
  • Margery
  • Margrave
  • Marguerite
  • Marlborough
  • Marlbrook
  • Marquetry
  • Marron
  • Marvell
  • Mary
  • Mary Beatrice
  • Masham
  • Masked Ball
  • Masque
  • Master of the Horse
  • Master of the Revels
  • Mazarin
  • Medley
  • Melinda
  • Mellefont
  • Melting
  • Melusine
  • Merlot

M, continued

  • Merry Monarch
  • Mezzotint
  • Milk and Honey
  • Millamant
  • Mince Pie
  • Mincing
  • Minette
  • Mirabell
  • Miss Hoyden
  • Miss Prue
  • Modena
  • Mohun
  • Molasses
  • Moll
  • Monck
  • Monmouth
  • Montagu
  • Montrose
  • Moonstone
  • Morello
  • Morley
  • Moseley
  • Mother of Pearl
  • Motley Fool
  • Mrs Freeman
  • Muff
  • Mulberry Garden
  • Mulgrave
  • Mulled Wine
  • Musketeer
  • My Liege
  • My Lord
  • Myddelton

N: 17 names

  • Nassau
  • Needlepoint
  • Nell
  • Nelly
  • Nestle
  • New Penny
  • Newbury
  • Newcastle
  • Newmarket
  • Night and Day
  • Night Owl
  • Night Watch
  • Nightfall
  • Nocturne
  • Nonsuch
  • Northumberland
  • Nosegay

O: 23 names

  • Oak
  • Oak Apple
  • Oatlands
  • Old Gold
  • Old Rowley
  • Oldenburg
  • Oldfield
  • Orange
  • Orange Girl
  • Orange Moll
  • Orient Pearl
  • Orinda
  • Oriole
  • Ormolu
  • Ormonde
  • Osborne
  • Ossory
  • Ostrich Plume
  • Otway
  • Oudenarde
  • Owlet
  • Oxblood
  • Oystercatcher

P: 68 names

  • Page of Honor
  • Palatine
  • Palette
  • Pall Mall
  • Panache
  • Parlor
  • Parmesan
  • Parquet
  • Parterre
  • Passepied
  • Patch Box
  • Patchwork
  • Peaches and Cream
  • Pearl
  • Pearly
  • Pearmain
  • Peat
  • Peepers
  • Peg
  • Pelham
  • Pelican
  • Pendrell
  • Penn
  • Pennant
  • Pepys
  • Periwig
  • Persimmon
  • Peruke
  • Peterborough
  • Petit Point
  • Petulant
  • Petworth
  • Pied
  • Pied Beauty

P, continued

  • Pied Piper
  • Pillow
  • Pimpernel
  • Pinner
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pips
  • Pitch
  • Playford
  • Playhouse
  • Plumed Hat
  • Poet Laureate
  • Pomander
  • Pomegranate
  • Pontefract
  • Port
  • Porthos
  • Portsmouth
  • Potpourri
  • Pouffe
  • Powick
  • Pretty Witty Nell
  • Prince Charles
  • Prince Charlie
  • Prince Maurice
  • Princess Royal
  • Prior
  • Privy Seal
  • Prologue
  • Pudding Lane
  • Punch Bowl
  • Punchinello
  • Purcell
  • Putto
  • Pyrope

Q: 7 names

  • Quarto
  • Queen Anne
  • Queen of Hearts
  • Queen Pool
  • Quill
  • Quill and Ink
  • Quilt

R: 63 names

  • Ramillies
  • Rapier
  • Raspberry Ripple
  • Red Admiral
  • Red Campion
  • Red Clover
  • Red Kite
  • Red Lacquer
  • Red Letter
  • Red Pippin
  • Red Ribbon
  • Red Rose
  • Red Squirrel
  • Redcurrant
  • Redcurrant Jelly
  • Redwood
  • Restoration
  • Rex
  • Rhenish
  • Rhodolite
  • Rhubarb Fool
  • Ringed Plover
  • Ringlet
  • Roast Chestnut
  • Rochester
  • Roettiers
  • Rogue
  • Rooke
  • Rosa Mundi
  • Rosamund
  • Rosehip Syrup

R, continued

  • Rosewood
  • Rosso
  • Roswell
  • Rosy
  • Rothesay
  • Rotten Row
  • Roundway
  • Rowanberry
  • Rowley
  • Royal Charles
  • Royal Escape
  • Royal Exchange
  • Royal Society
  • Royal Yacht
  • Royalist
  • Rubellite
  • Rubens
  • Rubicund
  • Rubina
  • Rubis
  • Rubric
  • Ruby
  • Ruby Port
  • Ruby Red
  • Ruby Slippers
  • Ruddy
  • Rupert
  • Rupert's Land
  • Ruperta
  • Russet Apple
  • Russet Coat
  • Rustat

S: 98 names

  • Sacharissa
  • Sachet
  • Sack
  • Sack Posset
  • Sackville
  • Saddle
  • Saddle Leather
  • Saint-Germain
  • Sampler
  • Sancroft
  • Sandridge
  • Sangria
  • Saraband
  • Sarah
  • Sard
  • Saucer
  • Saudadoes
  • Savile
  • Sayes Court
  • Scandal
  • Scaramouche
  • Scarlet Pimpernel
  • Scriblerus
  • Scrub
  • Sealing Wax
  • Sedley
  • Seed Pearl
  • Seething Lane
  • Senesino
  • Serene
  • Sergeant Kite
  • Settee
  • Seville
  • Seville Marmalade
  • Shadwell
  • Shaftesbury
  • Sheldon
  • Shelduck
  • Shepherd's Delight
  • Sherry Trifle
  • Shiraz
  • Shock
  • Shovell
  • Silk Ears
  • Silken
  • Silvia
  • Sir Fopling Flutter
  • Sir Godfrey
  • Sir Harry Wildair

S, continued

  • Sir Novelty Fashion
  • Sir Plume
  • Sir Roger
  • Sir Tunbelly
  • Sir Wilfull
  • Sire
  • Sketch
  • Skewbald
  • Sleeve
  • Sloane
  • Sloe Eyes
  • Slumber
  • Snug
  • Snuggle
  • Somerset House
  • Sophia Dorothea
  • Southampton
  • Spaniel Gentle
  • Sparkish
  • Spectacles
  • Spectator
  • Spinel
  • Splotch
  • Spring Garden
  • Spurs
  • St Albans
  • St James
  • St John
  • St Paul's
  • Standard
  • Star Anise
  • Steele
  • Steenie
  • Steinkirk
  • Steward
  • Stewart
  • Strawberries and Cream
  • Streamer
  • Suckling
  • Sumac
  • Sunbeam
  • Sunderland
  • Sunset
  • Swagger
  • Swansdown
  • Sweet Briar
  • Sweet Chestnut
  • Swift
  • Sydenham

T: 70 names

  • Talman
  • Tamarind
  • Tan
  • Tan Boots
  • Tan Brows
  • Tan Gloves
  • Tan Pips
  • Tan Slippers
  • Tan Stockings
  • Tangier
  • Tapestry
  • Tatler
  • Tattle
  • Tawny Port
  • Temple
  • Tercet
  • Terzetto
  • The Hague
  • The Mall
  • Theobalds
  • Theorbo
  • Third Time Lucky
  • Thornhill
  • Three Bells
  • Three Cheers
  • Three Graces
  • Three Kingdoms
  • Three Wishes
  • Threepenny Bit
  • Thrice
  • Thumbkin
  • Thumbprint
  • Tiger's Eye
  • Tijou
  • Tinder

T, continued

  • Titian
  • Toasted Almond
  • Toasty
  • Toffee Apple
  • Tompion
  • Tonson
  • Torchlight
  • Townshend
  • Tradescant
  • Traherne
  • Treacle Eyes
  • Treble
  • Trefoil
  • Trent House
  • Tri
  • Triad
  • Tricolor
  • Tricorn
  • Trifecta
  • Trillium
  • Trilogy
  • Trim
  • Trinity
  • Trio
  • Triple
  • Triple Crown
  • Triple Ripple
  • Triplet
  • Triptych
  • Troika
  • Trooper
  • Turnstone
  • Twelfth Cake
  • Twelfth Night
  • Twilight

U: 1 name

  • Umbriel

V: 16 names

  • Van Dyck
  • Vanbrugh
  • Vandyke Brown
  • Vanilla Pod
  • Vaughan
  • Vauxhall
  • Vellum
  • Velour
  • Velvet
  • Velvet Ears
  • Venetian Red
  • Venison Pasty
  • Verney
  • Verrio
  • Vespers
  • Villiers

W: 41 names

  • Waistcoat
  • Waller
  • Wallis
  • Walpole
  • Walton
  • Warden Pear
  • Warming Pan
  • Wassail
  • Wax Seal
  • Whitby Jet
  • White Blaze
  • White Lace
  • White Tie
  • Whitehall
  • Whiteladies
  • Whitgreave
  • Wilkins
  • William
  • Willmore
  • Willughby
  • Wilmot
  • Winchester
  • Window Seat
  • Windsor Beauty
  • Windsor Forest
  • Wingback
  • Wink
  • Winter King
  • Winter Queen
  • Wissing
  • Witwoud
  • Woodcut
  • Woodstock
  • Wootton
  • Worcester
  • Wortley
  • Wotton House
  • Wren
  • Wycherley
  • Wychwood
  • Wyndham

Y: 3 names

  • Yeoman
  • Young Chevalier
  • Your Majesty