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Black Dog Names

Black Dog Names

What is a good name for your black dog?

We’ve rounded up a list of black dog name ideas including mysterious, magical, mythological, and dark dog names to match your dog’s black dog hair and personality.

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Black Dog Names
Black Dog Names
Black Dog Names

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Black Color Characteristics

The color black has a wide range of associations from power, elegance, sophistication, luxury, status, and formality to evil, death, grief, mourning, and the occult.

Many associations with the color black refer to the night sky and things of the unknown in magic and mythology.

Whether your dog’s silky black coat is the envy of all who pet them or your dog is more associated with sneaky behavior, we’ve rounded up a HUGE list of black dog names to fit your dog’s looks and personality.

Best Dog Names for Black dogs

What are the best names for black dogs?

We polled the dog lovers on DogSwagery’s Instagram account and here are the results:

Black Male Dog Names

  1. Bear
  2. Onyx
  3. Jet
  4. Darth
  5. Pepper

Black Female Dog Names

  1. Luna
  2. Noir
  3. Ebony
  4. Arya
  5. Sable

Best Dog Names inspired by the color BLACK

What should you name your black dog?

Browse through our best finds of 189+ dog names for black dogs.

  1. Ace: a playing card with a single spot on it, ranked as the highest card in its suit in most card games, or someone who excels at a particular sport or other activity.
  2. Adrienne: a French name meaning “dark”.
  3. Agate: a crystal that can be dark in color. Agate symbolizes strength, protection, and courage.
  4. Amaris: a Spanish girl’s name meaning “child of the moon”.
  5. Amaya: a Spanish girl’s name meaning “night rain”.
  6. Anan: Hebrew word meaning “cloud”.
  7. Anani: Hebrew word meaning “my cloud”.
  8. Andromeda: a galaxy, far, far, away. Andromeda is the Milky Way’s neighbor and one of the few galaxies visible to the naked eye.
  9. Anise: a dark herb with the fragrance of licorice, it was often carried for good luck or kept in a wallet or purse to draw money toward the owner.
  10. Ash: the remains of a fire, ash is a great name for a dark-haired dog with grays and black.
  11. Asphalt: the material used to make roads, a good name for a sturdy dog.
  12. Asra: Arabic word meaning “travel at night”.
  13. Arya: our favorite dark character from “Game of Thrones”, she was forced into the shadows and came out a warrior.
  14. Aurora: the northern lights that come about in cold dark skies are also called the aurora borealis.
  15. Bat: the dark, agile animal.
  16. Batman: a favorite superhero, this “Dark Knight” will save the day.
  17. Bear: a great name for a big and fuzzy dark-haired dog. Snoring is a plus!
  18. Beltza: Basque name meaning “black.”
  19. Blackberry: a berry that is both sweet and sour.
  20. Blackjack: a great name for gamblers who love this classic card game. And a bonus nickname “Jack”.
  21. Blakesley: a preppy-cool English name that means “dark wolf’s wood”.
  22. Bolt: the lightning bolt that lights up the night sky.
  23. Bran: in Celtic languages, in Welsh brân means crow and bran is the raven in both Cornish and Irish – black sleek birds. This is also a great “Game of Thrones” name.
  24. Branwen: Welsh word meaning “blessed raven”.
  25. Brenna: Gaelic name meaning “little raven”.
  26. Bulut: Turkish word meaning “cloud” in Turkish.
  27. Caligo: the Latin word for “darkness”.
  28. Callisto: Jupiter’s second-largest moon.
  29. Carbon: a black mineral nicknamed the “King of the Elements” because it bonds with anything.
  30. Carey: an Irish name meaning “dark”.
  31. Char: Char is a French feminine given name that is a variation of Chardonnay, Charlene, and Charlotte and a feminine form of Charles. Char is also used as a variation of Charmaine.
  32. Charcoal: a lightweight black carbon residue used to make fires.
  33. Chausiku: Swahili word meaning “born at night”.
  34. Chhaya: the Hindu goddess of shadows.
  35. Cinder: a black sooty material that is a small piece of partly burned coal or wood that has stopped giving off flames but still has combustible
  36. Cloud: referring to a dark cloud.
  37. Coal: a combustible black rock.
  38. Colby: This Norse name is derived from the word for charcoal.
  39. Cooper: an English word meaning “barrel maker”
  40. Cosmo: a Greek name relating to the universe of the night sky.
  41. Crow: a large bird with mostly glossy black plumage, a heavy bill, and a raucous voice.
  42. Dahlia: a flower that has variations including a dark purple that appears black.
  43. Dante: a reference to the 14th-century poet Dante Alighieri whose name is associated with darkness and the underworld after he wrote Inferno about the Seven Layers of Hell. The name Dante is Latin meaning “steadfast” or “enduring”.
  44. Darth Vader or Darth: great for heavy-breathing dogs with dark coats. We have more Star Wars Dog Names here.
  45. Devaney: an Irish name meaning “dark-haired.”
  46. Dracula: a favorite vampire also known as the “Prince of Darkness”.
  47. Dragon: the fire-breathing animal from medieval legends and “Game of Thrones”.
  48. Du: Welsh word for dark or black.
  49. Dusk: the time between day and night.
  50. Ebony: a deep dark black wood known for its luster.
  51. Eclipse: when the moon covers the sun creating darkness.
  52. Eight Ball: the black ball used in billiards, represents the idea of chance because it can refer to both good and bad luck
  53. Elvira: a horror personality who dressed in all black, she is also known as the “Mistress of the Dark”.
  54. Ember: the last glowing coals of a fire make for an ethereal name.
  55. Enigma: a word for mysterious or difficult to understand.
  56. Erebus: Greek word for “nether darkness”.
  57. Esmerey: a Turkish name meaning “dark moon.”
  58. Estelle: A Latin word for “star”.
  59. Fog or Foggy: dark mist in the air.
  60. Forge: a metal object shaped by fire or a close bond.
  61. Gloss: in reference to shine often on dark surfaces.
  62. Goth: in reference to rock music often termed dark.
  63. Graphite: a dark substance used in pencils
  64. Grim: forbidding or uninviting, also a reference to dark humor
  65. Groucho: a performer known for his wit and humor
  66. Guinness: the dark Irish beer.
  67. Hesperia: A Greek name with a mythological pedigree, Hesperia means “evening star.”
  68. Hodei: Basque word meaning “cloud”.
  69. Hun: Korean word meaning “fog”.
  70. Indigo: a dark blue color that can appear black.
  71. Ink or Inky or Ink Spot: dark liquid, also can be nicknamed “Spot”.
  72. Iron: a hard dark metal.
  73. Isra: Arabic word meaning “nocturnal journey”.
  74. Itzal: Basque word meaning “shadow”.
  75. Ivan: in reference to Ivan the Terrible, a dark figure in Russian history.
  76. Izhi: Quecha word meaning “fog, mist” in Quechua, an indigenous language mostly spoken in the Andes Mountains of South America.
  77. Jaguar: a sleek black large cat.
  78. Jet: the adjective “jet-black” means as dark a black as possible.
  79. Jinx: the Latin word for “spell” or “charm”.
  80. Kanoelani: Hawaiian word meaning “the heavenly mist” or “the spiritual mist”.
  81. Kasumi: Japanese word meaning “mist”.
  82. Kauket: Kauket is the Egyptian goddess of darkness.
  83. Kettle: a reference to a black object.
  84. Kiri: A Japanese name meaning “mist” or “fog”.
  85. Knight: medieval warrior often referenced by the colors they wore including “black knight” and “dark knight”
  86. Kol or Koli: A Norse word for charcoal.
  87. Kuro: Japanese name meaning ninth son, black.
  88. Lai or Lye: a Cantonese character meaning “dark”.
  89. Lan: Chinese for “mountain mist”.
  90. Lava: a red molten substance that comes from volcanoes that turn black when cooled.
  91. Layla: Arabic word meaning “night”.
  92. Lead: a dark mineral.
  93. Leila: This Arabic name is traditionally given to girls born during the night, translating to “daughter of the night.”
  94. Licorice: a dark herb often associated with candy Twizzlers.
  95. Lilinoe: Hawaiian word meaning “fine fog” in Hawaiian. This is the goddess of mist.
  96. Lilith: Biblical name meaning “of the night.” she was Adam’s first wife who was banished because she refused to be a meek, submissive woman.
  97. Long: Chinese name meaning dragon
  98. Luna: Latin for moon seen in the night sky.
  99. Maleficent: the powerful Disney villain in Sleeping Beauty turned understood in Maleficient.
  100. Mamba: Black Mamba, a nickname for Kobe Bryant, was inspired by the code name of an assassin in the cult favorite film, Kill Bill by Quentin Tarantino.
  101. Mascara: black liquid used to darken eyelashes.
  102. Mazin: Arabic word meaning “rain clouds”.
  103. Mega: Indonesian for “cloud”, taken from the Sanskrit word megha.
  104. Meglena: Bulgarian name which may mean “fog, mist.”
  105. Melantha: This floral name has Greek roots and means “dark flower.”
  106. Metallica: reference to the dark rock music band of the 1980s.
  107. Midnight: 12am in the darkness of night.
  108. Miglė: Lithuanian word for “mist”.
  109. Miyako: Japanese name meaning “beautiful night child”.
  110. Moon: a name for referencing the celestial light in the night sky
  111. Morticia: a dark black-wearing character from the Addams Family.
  112. Mountain: often referenced as a dark land mass.
  113. Muggur: Icelandic word meaning “dense fog”.
  114. Murk: meaning dark and hard to see.
  115. Musta: Finnish word meaning “black”.
  116. Mystery: dark and unknown.
  117. Neil: Gaelic “Niall” means “cloud” or “champion.”
  118. Nephele: Green word meaning “cloud” in Greek.
  119. Nerissa: Of Italian origin, this delicate name means “black-haired.”
  120. Night: the period of darkness.
  121. Nightshade: an herb or plant. Named as they usually prefer to flower at night. Great for your night owl dog.
  122. Ninja: a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations.
  123. Nisha: Sanskrit word meaning means “night”..
  124. Nishant: Sanskrit name for “night’s end, dawn”.
  125. Nocturne: a night scene.
  126. Noelani: Hawaiian for “heavenly mist”.
  127. Noir or Noire: a French word for black.
  128. Nótt: in Norse tales this word symbolizes night
  129. Nox: the first goddess of night in Greek tales
  130. Nyx: Greek word meaning “night” after the goddess of night.
  131. Obsidian: a type of black or dark glass formed from cooling lava
  132. Ombretta: An Italian name meaning “shadow.”
  133. Onyx: a stone known for being inky black.
  134. Ore: a dark material used to make metal or coal.
  135. Oreo: A favorite black and white cookie.
  136. Orion: a boy’s name of Greek origin, meaning “heaven’s light. Associated with the constellation Orion’s belt with three bright stars.
  137. Orpheus: Green word meaning “the darkness of night” in Greek, derived from orphne “night”.
  138. Otieno: Luo (a Nilotic language spoken in Kenya & Tanzania) word meaning “born at night”.
  139. Pango: Maoria word for “black”.
  140. Panther: a sleek black cat.
  141. Pepper: a popular black spice.
  142. Phantom: a dark ghost.
  143. Pilvi: Finnish for “cloud”.
  144. Poe: A nod to your favorite dark American writer and poet Edgar Allen Poe, known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre.
  145. Preta or Preto: a Portuguese word meaning “black”
  146. Pujoq: Greenlandic word meaning “fog”.
  147. Rajnish: Sanskrit name meaning “lord of the night”.
  148. Raven: a bird with black feathers associated with loss or ill omen. In folklore, they often are a connection to the spiritual world.
  149. Rebel: a person who rises in opposition.
  150. Sable: name for a dark brown or black color
  151. Salem: a Massachusetts town known for magic and the Witch trials.
  152. Samira: An Arabic name meaning “evening conversationalist”. Great for the vocal dogs with black hair.
  153. Senka: Serbian and Croatian word meaning “shadow”.
  154. Severus Snape: The all-black wearing dark character from Harry Potter ->> More Harry Potter Dog Names
  155. Shade: comparative darker areas sheltered from sunlight.
  156. Shadow: for the dark dog who always follows you.
  157. Shady: for the sneaky dog.
  158. Skye: a nod to the night sky.
  159. Slate: a dark color
  160. Smelt: referencing the dark soot.
  161. Smoke: can be white or dark.
  162. Smudge: dark mark
  163. Soot or Sooty: dark substance.
  164. Spade or Spades: black suit in a deck of cards.
  165. Spot: dark area
  166. Starling: dark-colored birds representing freedom, prosperity, and love. 
  167. Storm or Stormy: reference to dark weather.
  168. Styx: Greek goddess and river in the underworld.
  169. Sumu: Finnish for “fog, mist, haze”.
  170. Suong: Vietnamese word meaning “mist” or “fog”.
  171. Svart: Norwegian for “black”.
  172. Tar: dark substance.
  173. Terhi: Finnish word meaning “mist”.
  174. Thoka (Þoka): Icelandic name derived from the Old Norse þoka meaning “fog or “mist”.
  175. Thunder: dark rumblings in a stormy dark sky.
  176. Tux or Tuxedo: black suit for fancy events.
  177. Twilight: the period or the light from the sky between full night and sunrise or between sunset and full night.
  178. Ursula: Meaning “little she-bear,” and Disney’s villain from The Little Mermaid.
  179. Vân: Vietnamese word meaning “cloud”.
  180. Velvet: soft material often in a black color.
  181. Voodoo: a religion that is based on African ancestor worship and practiced chiefly in Haiti, often referenced as dark magic.
  182. Wednesday: the black-wearing teenager from the Addams family with lots of wit.
  183. Wolf: a dark animal known for its dark coat.
  184. Xia: Chinese word meaning “rosy clouds”.
  185. Yami: A Japanese name meaning “darkness.”
  186. Yun: Chinese word meaning “cloud”.
  187. Zelda: Meaning “gray battle maid” or “strong woman”. 
  188. Zeus: Supreme god of the Greeks.
  189. Zilla: Of Hebrew origin, Zilla means “shadow.”

Tips for Naming your Dog

Your dog’s name is a way to get your dog’s attention either for recall or to pay attention to a subsequent command.

Remember, the name your pick is a connection between you and your dog.  Make it a positive experience to name your dog for a lifelong relationship with your best friend.

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