Names for a Black Lab Puppy
by Anna Hart
Filed under Labrador Colors
If you purchase your black Lab puppy from a breeder, it may already have a name. You do not need to keep that name, of course. You can change it. The question is: what are some good names for a black Lab puppy? You can name it Sam or Mike, Duchess or Sally. Any human name is fine. But suppose you want something more unusual.
Meaning-oriented Names for a Black Lab Puppy
Names for a black Lab puppy that are linked to the name’s meaning can be interesting and unique. Names of this kind might play up your black Lab’s color; show its gregarious temperament; or hint at dreams of hunting. Consider the following 77 names.
1. Black Lab Names Linked to Color:
Feminine Names
* Devaki – black (Indian)
* Duff – dark, black (Gaelic)
* Dulais – black stream (Welsh)
* Jedda – jet-black gemstone (English)
* Melaina, Melaine, Melania, or Melanie – black (Greek)
* Mellie – black (Greek)
* Montsho – black (African)
* Sable – black (English)
Masculine Names
* Cerny – black (Slovak)
* Chernobog – black god (Slavonic)
* Chogan – black bird (native American)
* Dewayne or Duane – dark, black (Gaelic)
* Doolish – black water (Gaelic)
* Doug – black water (Gaelic)
* Dougal – black stranger (Gaelic)
* Jedda – jet-black gemstone (English)
* Jet or Jett – black gemstone (English)
* Montsho – black (African)
* Sable – black (English)
* Shyam – black, dark, beautiful (Sanskrit)
* Tucson – black base (Spanish)
* Zernebog – black god (Slavonic)
2. Black Lab Names Linked to Temperament
Feminine Names
* Babiane, Babianne, or Bian – fun-loving (American English)
* Chaka or Chakra – circle of energy (Indian)
* Eshe – energy (African)
* Mahira or Mehira – full of energy (Hebrew)
* Reah – water-loving (Spanish)
* Ria – water-loving (Spanish)
* Umi – energy (African)
* Venita – loving (Latin)
* Venus – loving (Latin)
* Vibjuti – good character, energy (Indian)
* Vonda or Vondra – woman who is loving (Czech)
* Zula – country-loving (African)
Masculine Names
* Cayman or Caymun – lovingly (American English)
* Enzo – fun-loving (Italian)
* Fenton – nature-loving (English)
* Forest or Forster – loving the nature (French)
* Gaylord – high energy (French)
* Hogan – high energy (unknown)
* Kame – lovingly (American English)
* Kami – loving (Indian)
* Philander – loving man (Greek)
* Sprague – high energy (French)
* Sylvan – loving nature (Spanish)
* Tavarius – fun-loving (unknown)
* Umi – energy (African)
3. Black Lab Names Linked to Hunting
Feminine Names
* Kainda – daughter of the hunter (African)
* Winda – one who hunts (African)
Masculine Names
* Chase – huntsman (English)
* Fielding – one who works the fields (English)
* Jaegar – one who hunts (German)
* Orion – hunter (Greek)
Black Lab names may have no particular meaning, but may be suggested by something distinctive about your black Lab puppy. Maybe it looks like Charcoal or Midnight. You might humorously call your black Lab puppy Whitey.
Names for a black Lab puppy might be as close as an online dictionary. Look up the word “black” in a foreign language. Kuroi and makkuro are Japanese words for black and jet black. In French, black is noir; in German, schwarze.
My lab was going to be named Honda by my husband-well I said no lets name her Hershee!She was the love of my life!My 1st. Blk lab was named Kellee. The black lab lover in me is wanting one so bad!I am keeping my sons’ dog till he gets settled in his new home.
My black labs’ name was Hooch when we got him so I had to change his name. I had to come up with a name qiuck so I went with Bailey
Me and my fiance named our black lab Reilly. He is my first black lab/ big dog in general. They are such amazing dogs. So smart too!
I’m getting a black lab puppy in a couple of weeks and needless to say I’m very excited. I’ve been thinking of naming her Bailey maybe Kloee which is Irish for loving. If I ever get a male black lab I’m naming him Guiness
We were going to keep our puppy’s name Sweet You but suddenly we changed his name to Gaylord because his energy level is high.
mines a black lab and we named him onyx when he was 6 weeks old now he is 3 1/2 years old
if you need a name 4 your dog and its a female name her flicka flicka means beauiful girl i lve that name when i get a female dog im naming her flicka
My black lab is named Licorice. There was a yellow named Carmel, so the candy theme was kept. It fits him, not only for the color, but because he likes to lick, too! LOL.
when we got a black lab puppy for our daughter she named it shadow because she told me he would NEVER leave her side.
I have a chubby lil’ black lab named Onyx!Her name is very unique! I Love my little baby Onyx! =)
We have recently got an adorable black lab puppy and decide to call him Dylan which we have since found out means ‘Son of the Waves’……how appropriate as he is a huge river monster lol xxx
I named my male black lab “samwise” (taken from the Lord of the ring samwise gamgee) and my female lab “meg”. I named my 6 lab puppies:LANCE,JADE,RED,AZUL,SYLAR and CRASH.
I LOVED MY DOGS,THEY ARE MY JOY and INSPIRATION!
When I got my black lab 2 years ago he was 3 months old and his previous owners had named him Damian =( My other half wanted to name him Charcol since he was black, but we settled on Cole for short! He is the best dog in the world!!
We have a Black Lab called Frodo Baggins – and our fox red lab is of course Samwise Gamgee
Lovin all the names on here
I am getting my black lab in 6 weeks. He has to be a boy. He will be my dog, not the family dog. he’s for my birthday. I want to call him licourice but my husband wants to name him dog, but he wants to name it like the irish say it… dag. I am not happy with that name so i am keeping licourice. maybe his nickname could be Dag lol.
My black lab name is Randy! i chose this name as it is too masculine and he is boy with 100% naughty
my black lab’s name is tucker. I love him very much he is now 15 years old
Milly
I am currently in the company of my third Black Lab. His name is “Hammer 3″, as I have named them all the same. Keeps it simple and the memories of the previous dogs flow easily as the name “Hammer” rolls accross my mind. These are such wonderful dogs, given the resources, I could easily live with many of them.
I have had several commercial adventures with the name “Black Dog….” as part of it. Anything to honor the breed and further the cause.
i also wish to have a black labrador puppy but i’ll get it on my 15th or 16th birthday ie: after 3 or 4 years but i cant wait 4 such long cozz i jjus luv black lab dog!!
n i am sure tht his name will be BINGO
ebony
i just got my 2 month old black lab i needed a dog after i lost my golden retriever layka
We are adopting a 10 week old black lab….we can’t decide on a name. We have Tucker, Bailey, Baxter, Murray, Austin, Albert, Avery, Murphy and Riley.
I named my 8 week old female Black Lab ‘TORNADO’ she is so full of energy!!!
My first black lab’s name is Bear.. She has the biggest feet I swear they could have been a bear’s paw.. Well Bear’s getting really old so I got her a friend. He’s a black lab X puppy. I named him Loki after the god of trouble. It fits perfect.
My parents and I just adopted a black lab. He’s only 2 months old. His name is currenly Jake but we are thinking of either changing it to Hero or Shadow.
We were adopted by a approx 8 month old black lab, she was abandoned on our country road
she came to our house and wouldn’t leave. She was so polite, well behaved, we soon fell in love with her, we named her Lady because of her good manners. Two months after the fact although i despise the act of abandonment of any pets, i thank whoever brought this gift to us.
Im getting ready to rescue 2 black lab puppies. I think Im going to name them Turney (boy) and Violet (girl). I love all retriever breeds. Heck, I love all dogs.
I like Elvis for a male black labs. They always remind me of those black velvet paintings of Elvis. Maybe Ellie for a female.
My sweet Charlie, a black lab, passed away this weekend. I am beside myself with grief. Last night I thought I heard his toenails click on the floor and realized it was only wishful thinking.
My Black lab/ Golden retriever is 12 weeks old his name is GUNNER my stepson came up with name i think its perfect i like hunting and he will go hunting with me I’d like to take him to the long jump competitions they have on espn.
All beautiful names ! I’m thinking that when I get a black lab (which I will) I’m gonna call him Romeo the lover boy !