Been racking your brain for the perfect black dog names? Be inspired by these unique and legit names for your sable-coated pooch here. We’ve got you covered from A to Z!
Giving your jet black pet a name is an exciting moment for every new fur parent, albeit rather overwhelming. There are simply many options to choose from – and sometimes, a good name doesn’t seem to come to mind.
Allow us to make it easy and fun for you – take your pick from these 230+ black dog names that will make your pup the coolest guy or gal at the dog park!
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘A’
- Abby
- Abyss
- Ace (of Spades)
- Alina (Malagasy for night)
- Amaya (night rain in Japanese)
- Ares / Aries
- Aries
- Ash
- Asher
- Asphalt
- Athena
- Azrael
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘B’
- Bagheera
- Baki (Hausa)
- Bakkie (Hausa)
- Bale
- Bambi
- Bami (Korean for night)
- Bammy (Korean)
- Bandit
- Bane
- Batman
- Beans
- Bear
- Beltza (Basque!)
- Blackberry
- Blackie (kinda duh)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘C’
- Carbon
- Carlo (Gujarati)
- Charcoal
- Checkers
- Coal
- Cocoa
- Cola
- Crona (Slovenian)
- Crono (Croatian)
- Crow
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘D’
- Dahlia
- Dakin (Arabic)
- Denny (Vietnamese)
- Deva (Hindu goddess)
- Diablo
- Diesel
- Dipper
- Dobby (cheap spin off but still cute)
- Domino
- Donker (Dutch for dark)
- Donky
- Dracula
- Drogon (Daenerys’ dragon was black!)
- Dubbie (Dub is “black” in Hmong)
- Dubby (dubh in Gaelic)
- Dudu (Yoruba)
- Dunky (German)
- Dusky
- Dusty (Dutch)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘E’
- Ebony
- Echo
- Eclipse
- Eightball
- Ellie (ele ele is Hawaiian for black)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘F’
- Filthy
- Flint
- Frankie
- Fritter
- Funky
- Furby
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘G’
- Gabby / Gabbi (Tagalog)
- Gabi (Tagalog)
- Gali (Hindi)
- Giza (Swahili)
- Gizzy
- Gorilla
- Graphite
- Guinness
- Gunner
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘H’
- Hades
- Hei (black in Chinese)
- Henny (Albanian)
- Hera
- Hershey
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘I’
- Ice
- India
- Indigo
- Indy
- Inky
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘J’
- Jack / Jackie (Blackjack)
- Jaguar
- Jet
- Jinkies
- Jinx
- Judas (Juodas in Lithuanian)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘K’
- Kalu (Bangla)
- Kaluku (Tamil)
- Kapa (Kazakh)
- Kara (Turkish)
- Kecha (Uzbek)
- Ketty (Hungarian)
- Kuro (black in Japanese)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘L’
- Lali (Creole)
- Licorice
- Lightning
- Lilith (female night monster!)
- Lucifer
- Luna
- Luno
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘M’
- Madow (Somali)
- Magic
- Magick
- Mallumo (Esperanto for dark)
- Mamba
- Mancer (Necro)
- Mancy
- Manny (Swedish)
- Marvo (Greek)
- Midnight
- Mondy (German)
- Moonlight
- Morky (Mork – Danish)
- Morky (Norwegian/Swedish)
- Morticia
- Musta (Finnish)
- Musty (Finnish)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘N’
- Nago (Afrikaans)
- Natalie (female Nate)
- Nate (Albanian for night)
- Natt (Danish for night)
- Necro
- Nero (Italian)
- Neru (Corsican for black)
- Nightshade
- Ninja
- Nisha (night in Sanskrit)
- Nitro
- Noche (Spanish)
- Nocky (Noc – Czech/Polish)
- Nosy (Probable personality AND color!)
- Noz (Nos – Welsh)
- Nymeria (Arya Stark’s wolf was black wasn’t it?)
- Nyx
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘O’
- Odin
- Oji (Igbo)
- Onyx
- Opal
- Orca
- Oreo
- Orion
- Othello
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘P’
- Panda
- Pango (Maori)
- Panther
- Pearl
- Pepper
- Persie (Persephone)
- Phantom
- Pluto
- Po (Hawaiian for night)
- Poe (Maori)
- Poppy (from poppy seeds)
- Preto (Portugese)
- Puma
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘Q’
- Q-tip (ironic)
- Qara (black in Azerbaijani)
- Queenie
- Quilt
- Quincy
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘R’
- Ranger
- Raven
- Reaper
- Rex
- Rover
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘S’
- Sable
- Sabrina
- Salem
- Sesame
- Shade
- Shadow
- Sidam (Thai)
- Siddy
- Siku (Chichewa/Swahili)
- Siyah (Turkish)
- Smokey
- Sookie
- Sootie
- Soots
- Spooks
- Spooky
- Starling
- Steel
- Storm
- Stout
- Suki (Moon in Japanese)
- Suku (Zulu)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘T’
- Tama (Croatian for dark)
- Tammy (Tama – Russian)
- Tanner
- Terry (Terr is Albanian for “darkness”)
- Thunder
- Trevor (Portugese)
- Tulip
- Tux
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘U’
- Uganda
- Uno
- Ursula
- Uzbek
- Uzi
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘V’
- Vader
- Velma
- Velvet
- Vicky
- Volana (Malagasy)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘W’
- Wadu (Arabic)
- Wakuda (Chichewa)
- Watta (Hausa)
- Watty
- Wenger (Javanese)
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘X’
- X-ray
- Xerox
- Xollo
- Xorro
- Xylo
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘Y’
- Yama (Zulu)
- Yammy
- Yin
- Yoyo
- Yuppie
Black Dog Names That Start With ‘Z’
- Zaka (Hungarian)
- Zane
- Zany (spin off)
- Zappy (xap is Mongolian for black)
- Zarny (czarny in Polish)
- Zeke
- Zeus
- Zeze (Albanian)
- Zina (Malagasy)
- Zorro
