Please Don't Name Him Blackie!
The small black fur bundle you have chosen will be an important part of your family for the next ten years. Why not come up with a unique name for him or her? There are simply too many Blackie dogs in the world! A dog’s name should represent his personality, and naming him after his favorite color is a fantastic option. If you let your youngster name his new puppy, “Blackie” is likely to be the name he or she chooses. This could be awkward in the future when the child finds that there were other options that were more appropriate for the animal’s behavior and appearance – and they have to call the dog in for supper in front of their peers! Do you really want to be standing in the midst of the dog park, calling your dog a name that might make people laugh?
It can be challenging to come up with the perfect dog name. However, naming a dog may be a lot of fun. Don’t limit yourself to dog names. Many of them are also suitable for cats. To get you started, here are some creative black pets name suggestions.
Food Names: Ideas For Naming Black Dogs
Many meals have a dark or black tint to them. Many of them would make excellent pet names:
- Anise
- Beluga
- Cherry
- Chicory
- Coffee
- Cordial
- Current
- Gumbo
- Goulash
- Guinness
- Latte
- Licorice
- Molasses
- Mulberry
- Olive
- Pepper
- Plum
- Prune
- Treacle
Black As Evil: Ideas For Naming Black Dogs
For many years, the color black was incorrectly associated with evil or black magic. Black is neither sinister nor evil, but since some people consider it to be so, these names for a mischievous animal can be cute!
- 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 inspired by dark-colored objects found in nature and on 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 for Messy Dogs
PG-rated, of course!
- Grunge
- Smudge
- Smut
- Splotch
- Tarnish
Ideas For Naming Black Dog Clothing:
If your black dog has a special pattern that looks like clothing, you might like these names
- Gothic
- Patch
- Sable
- Suede
- Tuxedo
- Velvet
Various Black Names
Among all the names you’ll find, there are many that you’ll like and find meaningful. Here are a few more ideas:
- 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 the night)
- Sullivan (Gaelic for "little dark eye")
