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Black German Shepherd Names

Names that fit a black-coated german shepherd names — picked from the intersection of names suited to the breed and names that match the coat color.

Black-Coat Picks for German Shepherd Names

Names that appear in both our Black-coat collection and our German Shepherd Names collection.

#NameGenderMeaningOrigin
1 Pepper Unisex English word-name from the spice and pepper plant English
2 Luna Female Latin for “moon”; also the Roman moon goddess Latin and Romance-language word name
3 Shadow Unisex The dark shape or area made when an object blocks light English word name
4 Sheba Female Daughter of an oath Hebrew
5 Ace Male English word name associated with highest rank or excellence English
6 Diesel Unisex Modern word name for the engine and fuel named after Rudo... English from a German surname
7 Misty Female Misty English
8 Coco Unisex A diminutive of names beginning with Co, influenced by cocoa Nickname used in several languages
9 Sable Unisex Sable (black) English
10 Raven Unisex The black-plumaged corvid English word name
11 Ash Unisex Ash tree English
12 Cinder Unisex
13 Sammy Unisex His name is God Hebrew
14 Jett Male Black gemstone English
15 Bullet Unisex A metal cylinder shot from a rifle or gun. Used to expres... English
16 Ebony Female Ebony wood English
17 Onyx Unisex A banded variety of chalcedony, often black and white English from Greek
18 Voodoo Unisex
19 Cash Unisex English occupational surname for a box maker; also the En... English from French and Latin
20 Thunder Unisex Stormy Tempered English
21 Ninja Unisex
22 Velvet Female Soft English

More German Shepherd Names — Any Coat Color

Top picks for the breed regardless of coat color. View the full Top 25 for this breed.

NameGenderMeaningOrigin
Bella Female Short form of Isabella; associated with Italian... English name with an Italian word association
Zoe Female Greek name meaning “life” Ancient Greek
Chloe Female Greek name meaning 'green shoot' or new growth Greek
Buddy Male English word meaning 'friend' or 'companion' English
Sadie Female English diminutive of Sarah, meaning 'lady, pri... English / Hebrew root
Max Male Short form of Maximilian or Maxim; in English a... European short form; also English for Maxwell
Charlie Unisex Diminutive or feminine form of Charles English form from a Germanic name family
Lola Female Spanish diminutive of Dolores, a name meaning “... Spanish diminutive
Daisy Female English flower name from Old English “day’s eye” English flower name
Lucy Female English form of Lucia, traditionally associated... English / Latin
Duke Male From the noble title, ultimately Latin dux, mea... English
Sophie Female French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia, 'wisdom' French from Greek
Maggie Female English diminutive of Margaret, from Greek 'pearl' English / Greek root
Molly Female Medieval English diminutive of Mary; Mary's dee... English
Willow Female Modern English nature name from the willow tree... English
Koda Unisex Modern English name associated with a Dakota wo... Modern English / Dakota
Abby Female English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy' English from Hebrew
Angel Unisex Messenger Greek
Harley Unisex English place surname meaning hare or rocky woo... English
Ajax Male Mourner Greek
Shelby Female A place where willows grow American English
Bruno Male Germanic name possibly meaning 'brown' or 'armo... Germanic
Dakota Unisex Dakota autonym meaning ally Dakota language and people
Brutus Male Heavy, slow, foolish Latin
Princess Female A female member of a royal family; also an affe... English royal-title word