21 Original Black Dog Names
That Should Be On Your Radar

Get ready to see 21 powerfull and color matching black dog names. 

Names that mirror and radiate the dogs beautiful fur. Befitting examples. We’ll help you avoid canine names that are boring, similar or cliché.  Get pet names that stand out! The color black is considered a quintessential color for dogs. It deserves special treatment.

We'll help you avoid black canine names that are boring, similar or cliché.

Be original. 

Read on and find examples that have a theme, are related.

Or just sound black-ish.

 21 Of The Best Black Dog Names: 

Color

Smike, a name interpreted rom the abbreviation CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key).

Cimmerian, is another term used to describe something black. An Ace black dog name.

Shade, which refers to its degree of darkness.

Dimness, another way of expressing blackness. It has a very doggy ring to it.

Visual

Retina, is a light-sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye. After all, the color you see is in the eye of the beholder.

Palpa, from the word palpable, meaning clear obvious.

Pellu, from the word pellucid, meaning transmitting light, which is what a black color does.

Cornea, is the clear membrane across the surface of the eye.

Astronomy

Aphelion, a comet at its furthest distance from the sun, going at its slowest rate. Imaginably it will be dark.

Perihelion, it is the opposite of Aphelion.

Helion, for if you want the name more snappy and short.

Apogee, a great sounding name, refers to the circles around the earth.

Zen

Halcyon, meaning peaceful, gentle, happy and sunny. The opposite of cloudy and dark. A striking and meaningful name.

Halcy or Cyon, if you want it shorter and more active sounding name.

Pasto, from pastoral, meaning peaceful, like the country side. Very Zen indeed.

Illumi, from illumination, another term for enlightenment.

Movies

Apo, from Apocalypse Now, a dark-themed movie...

Perkin, inspired by Anthony Perkins who played the lead character in the movie Psycho.

Bane, one of Batman’s main nemesis’. A very strong name to give a black dog.

Flanders, from the movie A Dog of Flanders, starring …a black dog.

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