100 Names for Your Black Pup — Inspired by Pop Culture, Food & More

So, you’ve just brought home your adorable new black dog. Whether you did it as a protest against the studies that say black dogs get adopted less often or just because you found your new best friend, having a new pup is an exciting time. It also means it’s time to give them an appropriate, new dog name just made for a black pup. Need a few ideas? We’re happy to help.

We’ve pulled together 100 names that perfectly suit a dark-coated pooch and will likely serve as an excellent conversation starter at the dog park too.

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Black dog names from culture & pop culture

1. Adhemar
2. Al Aaraaf
3. Alice (Parks)
4. Annabel Lee
5. Bart
6. Batman
7. Blackfoot
8. Blackheart
9. Cinderella
10. Dahlia
11. Darth Muur
12. Darth Syn
13. Deadshot
14. Diabolique
15. Donnie (Darko)
16. Ghost Rider
17. Harley Quinn
18. Hecate
19. Huntress
20. Kedavra
21. KITT
22. Lestat
23. Lucifer
24. Lugosi
25. Morticia
26. Nevermore
27. Odile
28. Poe
29. Talladega
30. Velvet
31. Von Rothbart

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Black dog names based on food & drinks

32. Angus
33. Anisette
34. Black bean
35. Caviar
36. Chicory
37. Guinness
38. Hershey
39. Licorice
40. Olive
41. Poppy Seed

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Black dog names based on things that are black or dark

42. Ash
43. Beetle
44. Blackjack
45. Bootblack
46. Brena (raven-haired)
47. Burlida (black swan)
48. Char
49. Chernobog
50. Chien Noir
51. Cinder
52. Cooyung (black wallaby)
53. Cronin
54. Crow
55. Daegan
56. Delano
57. Diamond (yes, they can be black!)
58. Duff
59. Elvira
60. Ember
61. Fascienne
62. Fia
63. Inkblot
64. King of Spades
65. Kuno
66. Raven
67. Mamba
68. Midnatt
69. Minuit
70. Mystica
71. Nimbus
72. Panther
73. Queen of Spades
74. Rorschach
75. Silhouette
76. Smudge
77. Soot
78. Tarmac

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Miscellaneous black dog names

79. Blacklist
80. (The) Crypt Keeper
81. Cyan (for dogs so black they appear bluish, blue healers)
82. Devaki
83. Fey
84. (The) Immortal
85. Magick
86. Menace
87. Metallica
88. Misfit
89. Necromancer
90. Nightshade
91. Omen
92. Orange (because it’s been the new black)
93. Sabbath
94. Superstition
95. Thirteen (or Seven if you like irony)
96. (The) Undertaker
97. Vlad
98. Widow
99. Widow-maker
100. Witchy-poo

A version of this article was originally published in May 2015.