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.
Is Oytoe a female name for a black lab pupy, I love to Coyote hunt, etc. thanks, Phyllis and Marcus
I have a black lab named Maverick
Have rescued two female black lab puppies. First one named Zuma and the second one is named Venus
We have a black lab named Easton Black Magic.
I have a back lab named SASHA
I have 2 labs! One is a male chocolate whose name is Buddy and one is a female black lab whose name is Lily!
just got my very first black lab puppy
my 6 year old niece made the comment “when he gets big i”ll be able to ride him”
therefore his name is “Ryder”
my lab is my first pet as an adult in my own house. i picked her up today. so cute, at just six weeks old. i have named her rylie paige
We’ve had our pup for about a month and her name is Rylee! And it’s my first adult pet in a house! Haven’t offically decided a middle name. Been tosing around Jane but I dunno.
i have a black lab named pearl she is 2 years old and has a broken leg
i have a black lab puppy named bandit and is 6 months old and is very fat
We are the proud owners of a mischievous 10week old Black Lab… his name is Charlie ….. middle name Angus as he looked like a angus cow when we first got him!
He is Gorgeous!!
Rescued a black lab puppy this week because of the economic times. He is 12 weeks old and named him Brady. Previously had a chocolate lab named Maddie.
Collecting nearly 9 week old black lab tomorrow and very excited! Have previously had a yellow lab, a spinger and an Engish setter. Loved them all dearly but really looking forward to bringing Gibson home.
I have lab puppy named Vera. she is only 3 months ……..
Picking up new BL puppy Saturday. His name will be Jax.
I renamed my rescued 15-month-old black labrador Phoenix. His name was Brutus, but that does not suit him at all. He is a Phoenix.
I have a 5 month old black lab i was gonna call her darkness but my girl said no! how about black ass? no! than i came up with voodoo and my daughter didn’t like it so we called her puma i dont know why we named her after a cat but it sounds cool shes the best
hey…i have a black lab…7 months old…ive named it oreo..as in..bicuits…and evryone loved the name….
=)
Thanks for a great list of names, I don’t know if I would want to call my dog Philander, I might get some strange looks when I called my dog back to me.
Our boy’s named Daegen. Supposedly it means black-haired in Gaelic.
My six month old black lab is named Eleanore. She’s the hit of the dog park.
We have a black lab whose mom was a yellow lab; therefore, his name is Rolo. (Not to mention every time you pet him he rolls over
I have a black lab that is about 5 years old, and her name is B.B. Now, a stray black lab, just made its home here, and we named him cooper:]
I ama picking up my blac lab on wednesday. Not sure on a name for her. thinking about Chloe, Zoe, Faith, and Sasha. what sounds better. please help me!!!
Our family just got a five-month-old black female lab. The breeders named her Uma, but we want to change the name. Tossing around the names Zoe, Annie, Shadow. Any ideas?
Interestingly, the word UMA in Japanese means HORSE!
I have a 19 month old black lab, 85 pounds and his name is BlackJack.
Does anyone know that is “normal or abnormal” for a full breed lab with spots on his tongue and of all members of his litter, he is the only one with spots on his tongue.
WE JUST LOST OUR LAB, HE WAS HIT BY A CAR, HIS NAME WAS “JUNEAU” BEST DOG IN THE WORLD!!! WE ARE PICKING UP A BLACK LAB PUPPY TOMORROW AND THE NAMES WE HAVE PICKED OUT SO FAR ARE…VADER,VEGAS,RAMBO,TURBO,ONYX AND MUDDYBOY!!!! I PERSONLY LIKE RAMBO AND MUDDYBOY!!
Hi i just picked up an 8 week old black lab puppy she is female we named her Mystique Missy for short she going to be quite big dog mother was gold father is black what a cutie.
Hi!!!! We just got a black lab dog pup. It’s just 40 days old. We named it “SIMBA”. Isn’t that cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We just picked up a free black lab and we are thinking about D.C. for Dark Chocolate. Her mom is a chocolate lab and we just lost a chocolate lab. We also are considering Friday, we found her on a Friday or Licorice.
We just decided on Olive for our new black lab.
I have a black corgi/lab mix female who breeded with my Full chocolate male who is huge. We had one puppy. She is jet black, very fiesty, she will growl & bark at anything right now. Very sweet & was just born Jan 19 2010. I can’t seem to find a unique name for her. HELP!!!
My 13 year old female black lab is named Cynderella
so sorry for your loss. Our Cynderella is turning 13 next month
Hi I’m Lauren and i just got a fox terrier named Pete but i named him Petey and he’s 3 months old. But i also love black labs they’re sooo cute!!!!!
Hi!! I’m Jenna and i’m probably gonna get a dog in spring if i sell a horse! I REALLY want a Black Lab and i wanna name her one of your guys’ indian names (me and my bud love indians.) I LOVE labs!!!!!!
i have a black labrador named dallas yes yes off of dallas cowboys who ROCK anyways i luv the name JOSEY its the cutest and satey
I named my 7 week old black lab bosco
We’ve just got a 5 month old black lab (female) her name was beth, however we have changed it to Tess, we love her!!!:-)
I have a three month old black puppy named Molly. Shes a smart sweet little dog who loves to be picked up. To me picking a name for your dog can be anything your heart desires. Molly listens to her name so it stuck.
Just buried my 9 yr old black lab buddy this past Monday. He suffered a massive stroke over the weekend and there was no hope of him recovering to lead a quality life afterwards, so he had to be put down. His head was lying on my lap while the vet administered the shot and with one last long sigh he was gone. His name was Shadow and he was such an incredibly loving dog and loved retrieving. I will miss him so much! He was my first lab.
We Have 2 Black Labs- two brothers from the same litter, they are nearly 4 months old now and we have Named them Sam and Duke. Two little tinkers and they both really suit their names.
I have an 8 week old female black lab named Jade and she is so sweet! I also have a rottweiler/german shepherd mix and he is 3.
I rescued a black lab named Lucky. It fits him perfectly. If we hadn’t gotten him him would of been put down.
My heart is breaking for Mark, the one that just lost his 9 year old Lab.I had to have my yellow Lab put down 4 years ago and still can’t put a Christmas tree up as I lost her around that holiday………Dottie
Mark, very sorry for your loss of Shadow. It’s extremely hard to lose a great dog.
I had a black lab that had to be put down. Best black lab, her name was Trixie, named her after Speed Racers girlfriend. Her brother was named Slap Shot.(Both died in 2002)I have a ” Cleo” patra. & a new black lab pup on the way this May. need a name for her.
And I need help with names! Please send all suggestions!! I’d very much appreciate it!
We just got two black lab puppies, both girls, they are sisters, 9 weeks, I’m thinking of Gracie, Jade, Maggie, Nellie, Rosie, Ruby, Sadie, Rylie, Maddie, Faith, and Ollie.