Corgi Names

Although the accent in Linnet is on the first syllable, it could be confused with the dated Lynette.

Attractive British place-name with a sense of humor. Fun fact: John Wayne played five characters with the first or second name of Kirby.

This name of the courteous Knight of the Round Table, the nephew of King Arthur, has long been superseded by its Scottish form, Gavin.

Traditional German names of this ilk have had a difficult time emigrating into the American name pool, mostly because anti-German sentiment during the two world wars of the 20th century drove German names out of fashion. One of Heinrich's nicknames, Harro, might do better.

Tanwen is a far more singular and colorful alternative to Bronwen.

Although Kenton has the trendy K beginning and on ending, and a jazz reference to Stan Kenton, it still manages to sound stiff and old-fashioned.

Iago, the villain of Shakespeare's Othello, was so treacherously evil that his name has hardly ever been heard offstage. Try the much-more-benign Inigo.

Popular in Wales, but likely to be mispronounced as Ryan here.

A contraction of Llewellyn, recognizable as the name of the titular character in the movie Inside Llewyn Davis.

Gatsby is one of the most famous literary surnames, borne by the titular character of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. The book's Jay Gatsby gussied up his surname from Gatz, whose meaning is given variously as left-handed, cat, God, and person from Gat. As a first name, it's got a lot of energy and that great literary pedigree.

This unusual and appealing form of Laura is popular in sections of Wales.

Historically, Sire was a formal term for addressing male royalty, particularly a king. Sire can also mean "father" as both a noun and a verb.

Baseball player Ryne Sandberg's nickname is RYNO. Need we say more?

Yet another offshoot of the original John, also sometimes used as Jevan or Yevan.

"Help Me, Rhonda. sang the Beach Boys -- help me convince my parents not to give me this sixties name.

Consider this short form for your little Richard.

Very popular in Wales, this perfectly nice name's only problem is its similarity to the dated Beth Ann.

Yet another noble name to join King, Prince, Princess, et al. The name Empress was given to over 100 baby girls in the US last year.

Olwen is a Welsh favorite, the name of a legendary princess in what is believed to have been the earliest Arthurian romance, and in fact one of the first recorded examples of Welsh prose.

A favorite in Near Eastern cultures, with a charming meaning.