Names for a Black Lab Puppy

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.