Explore the black dog names list and find a perfect name for your black dog. Even if your dog isn’t black, there are more than 101 cool names to fit any color dog.
Do you adore your dog’s luscious black hair and you want its name to reflect it? Or you simply want to spare yourself the hassle of looking for other names and just settle for anything that means black?
Simply naming your dog “Black” is not the most unique, but translating it to another language just might do the trick (and even make it fancier).
Take a look at more 101 Black Dog Names and find the word “black” translated in a variety of languages from Arabic to Egyptian to Latin.
In the list, you will also find names of black food, black animals and other black things that can serve as a very good names for a black dog.
Truth be told, one of my favorite black dog names is “Blacky.” That may seem ordinary, but our neighbors had a Black Lab named Blacky when I was growing up. She was great and I loved her name.
Below is a list of more than 101 Black dog names and meanings. Take your time and have fun.
If you don’t find a name you like, explore our Dog Names by Breed page to see more categories, or expand your search to our list of more than 4,000 puppy names.
| Name | Meaning |
| Adham | An Arabic name that means “black.” |
| Angus | A delicious meat produced by a certain cattle breed. |
| Anise | A Eurasian Herb with aromatic seeds. It is mixed with so many kinds of food. |
| Ashes | That dark grey dusty consisitency that will be left once something is burned |
| Assam | An Indian province that is famous for its fine black tea. |
| Azur | Egyptian term for “black” |
| Baa-Baa | Just as the nursery rhyme goes: “Baa-baa black sheep, have you any wool.” |
| Bandit | Does your dog love stealing your food? This name would just be perfect. |
| Bear | If your dog looks more like a black bear than a dog, this name would be perfect. |
| Beluga | A very large sturgeon (Huso huso). Also, a type of whale. |
| Black Jack | Great name if you love this card game. Or generally just a lover of any card games. |
| Blacky | There is no other name more logical than this for a black dog. This is one of my favorite black dog names because my neighbor had a sweet Black Lab named Blacky. |
| Blake | Old English for “dark” or “black.” |
| Bootleg | As in, black market. |
| Brena | Irish for “raven-haired.” |
| Bronson | An Anglo-Saxon term that means “son of the dark man.” Fitting if the puppy’s father is also black. |
| Burnt | The product of faulty use of fire or heat. Quit burning your toast! |
| Cerin | Gaelic for “little dark one.” |
| Cerny | Czechoslovakian name meaning “black.” Another favorite on the black dog names list as my wife is of Czech heritage. |
| Chanyaka | Russian for “blackberry” (not the phone). |
| Charcoal | Do you love to BBQ? This is a fitting name for black dogs. |
| Cherry | You may not think this belongs on the black dog names list, but remember cherry comes in a dark color. Think black cherry ice cream. Yum! |
| Chicory | A plant whose root is roasted and ground to make for a substitue for coffee. |
| Chip | Like chocolate chip. Or the one used in computers and other electronics. |
| Ciardubhan | Gaelic name meaning “little black one.” |
| Coal | Similar to charcoal. |
| Coffee | For owners who are lovers of deliciously bitter black coffee. |
| Coke | Love this world-famous black and refreshing drink? Give this name to your dog! |
| Corbin | French for “black-haired.” For the elegant and sophisticated dog, like Corbin Bernsen. |
| Cosmos | Refers to the unknown black space outside earth (it’s not necessarily black, though, as it is covered with stars and such). |
| Crow | A black, loud and scary bird. |
| Dargan | Irish for “black-haired.” |
| Darth Vader | Fans of Star Wars represent! |
| Devaki | Female Indian name meaning “black.” |
| Domino | This is a perfect name if your dog has patches of white in his black fur. |
| Dorjan | Latin for “dark.” |
| Dubh | Male Scottish name meaning “black.” |
| Duff | Scottish for “dark.” |
| Duggan | Male Irish name meaning “black.” |
| Dwayne | Gaelic for “little and dark.” Also for fans of one Dwayne Wade (basketball) or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson (actor). |
| Ebony | Valuable black wood. Then name your other white dog “Ivory.” |
| Eclipse | A celestial body obscuring the light of another celestial body, as in a solar eclipse. |
| Eightball | The only black ball in billiards. |
| Gothic | Pertaining to practically anything that is dark and broody and even scary. |
| Goulash | A seasoned Hungarian soup or stew of meat and vegetables. |
| Grizzly | The bear that is terrifying in real life but cute as stuffed toys and dogs. |
| Hershey | For big fans of chocolate (this pertains to you, of course). |
| Huyan | Female Vietnamese name that means “having a reflective black color.” |
| Inky | Very dark. Just like black ink that oozing from your pen (and staining your clothes). |
| Jetta | Female Latin name that means “jet-black.” Also “Jettie.” |
| Kala | Female Hindi name that means “black.” |
| Kala | Hindi for “black” |
| Kanika | Kenyan for “black material” |
| Kerry | Irish for “black-haired” |
| Kerwin | Male Gaelic name that means “little black one.” Also “Kerwen” or “Kerwyn.” |
| Kieran | Male Irish or Gaelic name that means “dark, swarthy, black.” |
| Kieron | Male Irish/Gaelic name that means “little black-haired one.” |
| Krishna | Sanskrit for “black.” |
| Kuro | Japanese for “black.” |
| Latte | Strong espresso coffee. |
| Leila | Arabic for “dark as a night”. Perfect name for a pretty and dainty female black dog. |
| Licorice | For black licorice. Not exactly everyone’s favorite food but a great-sounding name, nonetheless |
| Magic | Black magic, anyone? |
| Matisse | Why is this on the black dog names list? Because of Henri Matisse, a French artist known for his use of the color black. Plus, I think the name is really cool! |
| Melanie | Greek for “dark” or “dark-skinned” |
| Midnight | That middle of the night where everything seems to be so dark and quiet |
| Morris | Latin for “dark-skinned” and not the cigarette (although you can very well name your dog for it) |
| Mustanen | Male Finnish surname that means “black.” |
| Nerissa | Italian for “black” or “black-haired” |
| Nero | Latin for “dark” or “black-haired” |
| Nightwalker | For your weird nocturnal dog who is asleep all day and awake all night |
| Onyx | A gorgeous precious stone colored black |
| Oreo | Twist, lick and dunk! (You might not want to do this to your dog, though) |
| Panther | Part of the cat family that is all-black and ravenous |
| Pepper | Perfect name for a black dog who unusually always sneezes (but you find it cute, though) |
| Pepsi | Not a big fan of Coke? Give your dog this name instead |
| Phantom | A ghost. Also a figment of imagination |
| Plum | An oval fleshy fruit that is purple in color, almost resembling black |
| Preto | Portuguese for “black” |
| Prune | A fruit preserved by drying to give it a black and wrinkled appearance |
| Puck | That black circular thingy in hockey that all the players chase after. |
| Rajani | Sanskrit for “night” |
| Raven | As in, the large black bird. |
| Reaper | Evil creature from the movies. If your dog just as evil? |
| Shade | The shadow that sunlight makes under trees and roofs. For the dog who loves lounging in shades |
| Shadow | A dark area produced by something coming between rays of light and a surface |
| Smokey | For the dog who has that smoke-colored fur |
| Smudge | A rather disgusting term that amazingly becomes cute when named for a dog |
| Sooty | Refers to soot, a name made cute enough for dogs (and even for humans) |
| Spade | See this suit in your player cards? What color is it? |
| Spot | Fitting name for a dog with a big black spot |
| Sucki | Male Native American Algonquin name that means “black.” |
| Suede | A type of leather with a napped finish |
| Sullivan | Gaelic for “little dark eye”. This name might only pertain to the eye but this is also a great name for a black dog |
| Tar | A dark, thick and flammable liquid that is distilled from coal or wood |
| Tarnish | A rather civilized term for “dirt” |
| Teddy | Like Teddy Bear. If your dog resembles a hairy black bear |
| Truffle | Why is this on the black dog names list? Think “black truffle,” as in the mushroom. Need proof? Look here. |
| Tuxedo | For elegant and proper dogs |
| Twilight | That time of the day when daytime and nighttime seemingly competes. Also for fans of a certain vampire-werewolf saga (you know what this is) |
| Velvet | Perfect for dogs with fur with similar feel to that of velvet. |
| Voodoo | A practice of witchcraft |
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