Ideas for Naming Black Dogs

So you've given your heart to a little bundle of black fur who will share your life for ten years or more! Why not use some creativity in giving him or her a name? There are just too many dogs named Blackie in this world! A dog's name should reflect something about him, and choosing a name based on his color is a good idea. If you allow your child to name his new puppy, chances are "Blackie" is what he or she will choose. This might prove embarrassing in later years when the child realizes that there were other choices which were more suited to the animal's personality and appearance - and when they have to call the dog in to dinner in front of their friends! And, do you really want to stand in the middle of the dog park and calling your dog by a name that might make passers-by snicker?

Finding just the right dog name can be very difficult. But dog naming can also be a lot of fun. Don't limit these names to just dogs. Many of them are also equally suited to cats. Here are some unique pet name ideas to get you started!

Food Names

There are many foods which are dark or black in color. Many of them are well suited for a pet's name.

Anise

Beluga

Cherry

Chicory

Coffee

Cordial

Current

Gumbo

Goulash

Guinness

Latte

Licorice

Molasses

Mulberry

Olive

Pepper

Plum

Prune

Treacle

Black As Evil

The color black has been erroneously associated with evil or black magic for a number of years. There is nothing evil about black, but since some people may perceive it as such, these can be cute names for a mischievous pet!

Cujo

Darth Vader

Jezebel

Katrina

Lilith

Magic

Mordor

Raven

Rook

Reaper

Smut

Snitch

Sorrow

Spell

Vice

Voodoo

Witch

Wicked

Wizard

Nature's Own

These black names are taken from dark colored things associated with nature and the earth.

Ashes

Baa-Baa (as in black sheep)

Bear

Charcoal

Coal

Dusk

Ebony

Eclipse

Ember

Midnight

Onyx

Pitch

Sable

Shade

Shadow

Slate

Sooty

Smokey

Tar

Twilight

Vesper

Dirty Stuff

PG rated, of course!

Grunge

Smudge

Smut

Splotch

Tarnish

Black Clothing

Gothic

Patch

Sable

Suede

Tuxedo

Velvet

Miscellaneous Black Names

Assam (Indian province known for its fine black tea)

Blake (Old English for black or dark)

Bootleg (The famous black market)

Brenna (Irish for raven-haired)

Bronson (Anglo-Saxon meaning for "son of the dark man")

Cerin (Gaelic for "Little dark one")

Chanyaka (Russian for blackberry)

Corbin (French for "black-haired")

Dargan (Irish for "black-haired")

Domino (perfect for the pet with a touch of white)

Dorjan (Latin for dark)

Duff (Scottish for dark)

Dwayne (Gaelic for little and dark)

Inky

Jet

Kala (Hindi for black)

Kanika (Kenyan for "black material")

Kerry (Irish for black haired)

Krishna (Sanskrit for black)

Kuro (Japanese for black)

Leila (Arabic for "dark as the night)

Melanie (Greek for black, dark-skinned)

Morris (Latin for dark-skinned)

Nerissa (Italian for black, black-haired)

Nero (Latin for dark, black-haired)

Preto (Portuguese for black)

Rajani (Sanskrit for night)

Sullivan (Gaelic for "little dark eye")