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
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”)
