Dark Canaan Dog Names

By Marvin Tang · iDogNames editorial · Dark + Canaan Dog Names crossover

Names that fit a dark-coated canaan dog names — picked from the intersection of names suited to the breed and names that match the coat color.

Dark-Coat Picks for Canaan Dog Names

Names that appear in both our Dark-coat collection and our Canaan Dog Names collection.

#	Name	Gender	Meaning	Origin
1	Bella	Female	Short form of Isabella; associated with Italian bella, “b...	English name with an Italian word association
2	Zoe	Female	Greek name meaning “life”	Ancient Greek
3	Jack	Male	English name from a medieval diminutive of John, ultimate...	English
4	Shadow	Unisex	The dark shape or area made when an object blocks light	English word name
5	Bruno	Male	Germanic name possibly meaning 'brown' or 'armour, protec...	Germanic
6	Ruby	Female	English gemstone name, ultimately from Latin rubeus, 'red'	English / Latin
7	Misty	Female	Misty	English
8	Jinx	Female	Magic charm	Latin
9	Casper	Male	Treasurer	Persian
10	Spike	Male	A long, thick sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal	English
11	Phoenix	Male	Phoenix	Greek
12	Kishi	Unisex	Beach, seashore	Japanese
13	Chaos	Unisex	Gaping void	Greek
14	Ezra	Male	Aid	Hebrew
15	Zena	Female	Life and zeus	Polish
16	Sabre	Unisex
17	Wolf	Male	Wolf	English
18	Iris	Female	Rainbow	Greek
19	Electra	Female	Shining	Greek
20	Pluto	Unisex	Wealth, riches	Greek
21	Mara	Female	Bitter	Hebrew
22	Damien	Male	To tame	Greek
23	Nigel	Male	Champion From The Irish And Scottish Niall.	Gaelic
24	Adrienne	Female	From Hadria	Latin
25	Amara	Female	Unfading	Greek
26	Rebecca	Female	To tie	Hebrew
27	Velvet	Female	Soft	English
28	Victor	Male	Victor	Latin
29	Delia	Female	Of Delos	Latin
30	Celina	Female	Moon	Greek
31	Merle	Female	Contracted form of Meriel	English
32	Tabitha	Female	Gazelle	Aramaic
33	Melanie	Female	Black	Greek
34	Daren	Male	Burnt land	Welsh
35	Celena	Female	Moon	Greek
36	Melantha	Female	Dark flower	Greek
37	Selena	Female	Moon	Greek
38	Salena	Female	Moon	Greek
39	Sauda	Female	Dark and beautiful	Swahili
40	Kamaria	Female	Bright as the moon, like the moon	Swahili
41	Razi	Male	Contented	Arabic

More Canaan Dog Names — Any Coat Color

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

Name	Gender	Meaning	Origin
Bailey	Unisex	English occupational surname from Middle Englis...	English
Cody	Male	Descendant of Cuidighthigh	Gaelic
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
Buster	Male	One who breaks or overcomes something; also an...	English word and nickname
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
Toby	Unisex	Medieval English form of Tobias, ultimately mea...	English from Hebrew
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
Rocky	Male	English diminutive of Rocco or a nickname sugge...	English nickname
Lucy	Female	English form of Lucia, traditionally associated...	English / Latin
Duke	Male	From the noble title, ultimately Latin dux, mea...	English
Jake	Male	Supplanted	Hebrew
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
Lucky	Unisex	Having good luck; seeming to bring good luck	English adjective from luck
Abby	Female	English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy'	English from Hebrew
Pepper	Unisex	English word-name from the spice and pepper plant	English
Angel	Unisex	Messenger	Greek
Bandit	Unisex	Word name for an outlaw or robber	Italian via English
Bear	Unisex	English animal word-name referring to the large...	English
Beau	Male	French word name meaning 'handsome' or 'beautiful'	French