60 Best Dog Names By Colors

Dogs are colorful, and their coat color can be range from black, white to yellow, brown. When naming your male or female puppy, its coat color is a very important thing to consider. Here comes an interesting list of dog names by various colors, and we consider these top 60 names are among the best options. Check out the top 10 best dog names for black, white, gray or silver, yellow, brown, and red puppies.

Black Dog Names

Blackberry: A well known shrub of the Rubus genus, and its fruit. Also a brand of smartphones.


Ebony: Dense black wood.
Inky: Black as ink.
Jet: Jet is a shiny black substance which is considered to be a minor gemstone. It is not a true mineral, but rather a mineraloid as it is derived from decaying wood under extreme pressure.
Midnight: Intense darkness, the middle of the night.
Noir: French for Black.
Onyx: Onyx is a precious stone with bands of colors, the colors range from white to almost every color. The meaning of the name Onyx is "Black Gemstone", and it is derived from the Greek onyx, which originally meant "claw, fingernail".
Raven: The large black bird related to the crow.
Shadow: The area where light from a light source is obstructed by an object.
Spade: Black Spade is one of the four French suits commonly used in playing cards.

Gray Dog Names

Ash: Ash is a boy's name, and the meaning of Ash is "the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning". It is also a natural name, the ash tree was common both in England and Scandinavia.
Lesley: Holly Garden.
Lunar: Of or relating to silver.
Misty: Abounding in or clouded by mist..
Silver: Silver is a precious metal, and the color of polished silver is resembling gray.
Smokey: Smokey is a boy's name, a variant of Smoky.
Steel: Steel is gray, hard and shiny.
Stone: A tough, unbreakable rock.
Wolf: Canid native to the wilderness and remote areas.
Zelda: Gray fighting maid.

White Dog Names

Alaska: Alaska is cold and it is a white world. The coldest place in north America.


Angel: Spirit or messenger with feathered wings on their backs.
Cotton: Soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll.
Ghost: The white spirit.
Ivory: Ivory is a hard, creamy-white colored material, derived from the tusks and teeth of animals. It is usually used for carving fine art and jewelry. The meaning of the name Ivory is white and pure.
Lilly: The white flower, which is a symbol of innocence and purity as well as beauty.
Popcorn: Popcorns are usually white or light yellow.
Snow: Snow has an open and therefore soft, white, and fluffy structure.
Sugar: A sweet powder from sugar cane. Slang for sweetheart.
Yuki: Snow or Lucky.

Yellow Dog Names

Amber: The yellowish-brown color of resin.
Blondie: Brownie made without chocolate.
Butter: Butter generally has a pale yellow color, but varies from deep yellow to nearly white.
Ginger: The color of ginger is more of a yellow-brown-red mix of varying proportions.
Goldie: Soft and malleable metal with a bright yellow color and luster.
Honey: Sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers, and of course it is sweet. Honey may vary in color between pale yellow and dark brown, and nothing is sweeter than Honey.
Sahara: One of the world's large deserts, located in Northern Africa.
Sandy: Of a yellowish-red color.
Sunny: Sunny express a happy and cheerful temperament, and it will remind you of the bright and happy Sun in the sky.
Toffee: A hard brown, chewy candy.

Brown Dog Names

Brownie: Moist chocolate cake with nuts.
Chocolate: A tone of dark brown that resembles chocolate.
Cocoa: A version of the color chocolate.
Coffee: Coffee is a brewed beverage prepared from the roasted or baked seeds of several species of an evergreen shrub of the genus Coffea.
Cola: The most popular beverage of the world today.
Latte: Coffee drink made with espresso and steamed milk.
Mocha: Mocha coffee has a chocolate flavor.
Mudd: Brewed coffee, especially when strong or bitter.
Teddy: Teddy bear, a stuffed toy bear made from soft or fluffy material often shortened to teddy.
Topaz: Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, in Latin the meaning of the name Topaz is: Jewel.

Red Dog Names

Cherry: The name Cherry is inspired from cherry fruit, and in American the meaning of Cherry is "dear one; darling".
Crimson: A strong, deep red color.
Ember: Burned coal.
Flame: Burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal.
Foxy: Foxy means "sly as a fox". Foxy is also a character forever trying to steal chickens and forever getting blasted by the farmer in The Topper comics.
Garnet: A dark red gemstone has the unique ability to change colors when exposed to sunlight. Also the birthstone for January.
Rose: Rose is a very traditional name, it has many variations, for instance Rosa, Rosalie and Rosemary.
Ruby: Ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, and it is considered one of the four precious stones, together with the sapphire, the emerald and the diamond. The name Ruby comes from ruber, Latin for red.
Scarlet: A bright tone of red that is slightly toward orange.
Tomato: The edible, often red fruit of the tomato plant. Tomato also means a girl or woman in older slang.

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