Pembroke as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pembroke

What is the meaning of the name Pembroke ?

The baby name Pembroke is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈpɛm.brək/ (PEM-bruhk); sometimes pronounced /ˈpɛm.broʊk/ (PEM-brohk).

Pembroke is Welsh in Origin.

Pembroke is an English surname-turned-given name with Welsh roots, ultimately from the Welsh place-name Penfro, recorded in medieval sources as Penbroc/Pembrok. It combines pen “head, end” with fro/bro “region, land,” yielding the sense “headland of the region” or “land’s end.” The name points to the town and historic county of Pembroke/Pembrokeshire in southwest Wales.

As a personal name it owes visibility to the aristocratic title Earl of Pembroke - famously held by William Marshal - before entering occasional given-name use in the 19th and 20th centuries alongside other toponymic surnames. Today it remains rare, elegant, and largely unisex (slightly more common for boys). Spelling variants and related forms include Pembrook, Penbrook, and Penbrooke; informal short forms include Pem and Brooke. The name’s dignified, coastal associations - and even the friendly echo of the Pembroke Welsh Corgi - add to its British charm.

⚙ Pembroke is exceptionally rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 1 recorded use, across 1 country.