Unique Black German Shepherds Names For Your Pup

Black German shepherds are not something you see everyday. They are absolutely rare, and you are, therefore, absolutely right for thinking about your new friend’s name twice! But, don;t’t worry about it – we have plenty of names for you to draw inspiration from!

So, without further ado, let’s get started!

Focus on the color of their coat

You can always focus on the very color of their coat. Some very good names can be derived from that, so let’s see – 

• Midnight
• Dawn
• Blackie
• Raven
• Ash
• Dust (Dusty)
• Twilight
• Mink
• Shade
• Knight
• Inkling
• Panther
• Thunder (Thunderbolt) 
• Sharpie
• Cosmo
• Chicory
• Coffee
• Eclipse
• Galaxy
• Cola
• Zorro
• Bear
• Brownie
• Smoke (Smokey)
• Vulcan
• Magic
• Nocturne
• Slate
• Voodoo
• Molasses
• Stallion
• Fritz
• Ghost
• Zenith
• Dirt
• Night
• Ebony
• Cosmos
• Goth
• Velvet
• Espresso
• Jack
• Hawk
• Colton
• Jaguar
• Coal
• Stunner
• Cocoa
• Pepper
• Tundra
• Miner
• Blackberry
• Shadow
• Shwartz
• Blizzard
• Tornado
• Limo
• Reaper
• Luna
• Moon
• Indigo
• Forest
• Cloud 
• Panda 
• Rocky
• Rocket
• Pebbles
• Meadow 
• Wrath
• Mamba
• Licorice
• Inkblot
• Phantom
• Sooty
• Pitch
• Carbon
• Leilo
• Pepsi
• Bruiser

Other languages

These are the times when those translation applications are more than useful. Why not put in the color black, and see what other fun names besides Shwatrz (German word for black) you end up with. 

• Swart – Afrikaans language
• Sev – Armenian
• Qara – Azerbaijani 
• Kalo – Bengali
• Neru – Corsican
• Sort – Danish
• Itim – Filipino
• Musta – Finnish
• Noir – French
• Mavros – Greek
• Kaala – Hindi
• Hitam – Indonesian
• Nero – Italian
• Kuro – Japanese
• Res – Kurdish
• Melns – Latvian
• Pango – Maori
• Kala – Marathi
• Preto – Portuguese
• Gara – Turkmen

The underworld

Black is often associated with the color of the underworld – it might be a good idea to go with one of those fantastic names.

• Aita – Etruscan god of the underworld
• Aker – Egyptian god of earth and the underworld
• Anubis – God of death, mummification, embalming, the afterlife, cemeteries, tombs, and the underworld
• Bata –  Egyptian bull-god, brother of Anubis
• Calu – Another Etruscan god equated to Greek god of the underworld
• Dumuzid – Mesopotamian god associated with shepherds who discented into the underworld
• Erlik – God of death in Turkic mythology
• Ha – An old Egyptian god of the Old Desert
• Hades – The Greek god of the underworld
• Hermes – A god who helps guide souls of the deceased to the afterlife
• Mantus – Yet another Etruscan god associated with the underworld
• Minos – Greek judge of the dead
• Neti – Sumerian minor god of the underworld
• Niya – Lechitic god of the underworld
• Osiris – The Egyption god of fertility, agriculture, the afterlife, the dead, resurrection, life, and vegetation
• Pana – Inuit mythology god who cared for soles in the underworld
• Pluto – Ruler of the Greek underworld
• Thoth – Egyptian god of the moon, wisdom, writing, hieroglyphs, science, magic, art, and judgment (of the dead). 
• Tuoni – God of darkness in the Finnish mythology
• Varuna – God of the sky, seas, justice, and truth in Vedic mythology
• Veles – God of earth, waters, livestock, and the underworld in Slavic mythology
• Xargi – Chief god of the underworld in Siberian mythology
• Yama – King of hell who judges the dead in the Buddhist mythology

Something to accentuate rarity

As we already established, balck German shepherds are extremely rare. That’s why you could pick a symbolic name that will depict your little furry friend’s rarity!

• Abner – Hebrew, meaning “the father of light”
• Acer – English, “the best one”
• Ahad – Persian, “the only one of its kind”
• Anoop – Indian, “unparalleled or incomparable”
• Atul – Indian origin, “incomparable”
• Ender – Turkish, “extremely rare”
• Shaaz – Arabic, “exceptional”
• Tony – Greek, “the priceless one”
• Xanto – Italian origin,“the golden one”
• Zaram – Arabic, “one in a thousand”
• Aino – Finnish, “the only one”
• Amahle – African, “the prettiest and the most beautiful one”
• Avar – Indian, “like no other”
• Bita – Persian, “unique or unrivaled”
• Dorit – Latin, “a unique gift from God”
• Electa – Old English, “the chosen one”
• Raeca – Spanish, “unique”
• Thanos – Greek, “immortal”
• Yakira – Greek, “most precious”
• Zhen – Chinese, “the precious one”
• Aria – Hebrew, “treasure, gold or of high value”
• Izel – Turkish, “unique”
• Ruby – a very rare gemstone
• Kashmir – the most luxurious type of wool in existence
• Sapphire  – extremely scarce gemstone
• Beryl – one of the rarest, and perhaps most desirable gems
• Onyx – a silicate mineral chalcedony with bands of black and/or white
• Jet – a historically popular black gem
• Topaz – a november birthstone and a very popular gem
• Opal – distinctly individual gems
• Gem – a very rare natural stone
• Jewel

Focus on their personality

German shepherds are known to be protective, tough, friendly, and intelligent. So why not derive something from those fantastic traits. Here are some o four examples:

Protective & tough names

• Indiana
• Rex
• Arrow
• Kai
• Crash
• Doom
• Aurora
• Zeus
• Mars
• Pablo
• Max
• Diablo
• Adira
• Oz
• Kano
• Vega
• Misfit
• Vince
• Geralt
• Vera
• Domino
• Agate
• Lexi
• Jade
• Ragnar
• Elvira
• Breaker
• Kasha
• Shock
• Britta
• Damian
• Robin
• Duxi
• Frido
• Garin
• Judge
• Mercy
• Duchess
• Queen
• Olympea
• Sade
• Razor
• Adira
• Lightning
• Isa
• Ivy
• Tex
• Acadia
• Freya
• King
• Blaze
• Achilles
• Hunter
• Maverick
• Tank
• Warden
• Ripley
• Hercules
• Pyro
• Major
• Captain
• Atlas
• Dozer
• Warrior
• Shutz
• Emperor
• Beast
• Sultan
• Boss
• Brutus
• Xena
• Khan
• Fang
• Danger
• Bane
• Jinx
• Rouge
• Vader
• Athena
• Daenerys
• Rouge
• Axel
• Lex
• Knox
• Brock
• Leia
• Baron
• Gunner
• Huntress
• Waldo

Intelligent dog names

• Hugo
• Vivek
• Alger
• Keene
• Alfred
• Venus
• Nabu
• Kenji
• Tomo
• Akilli
• Dara
• Sana
• Biggs
• Curie
• Dexter
• Fiksu
• Kyna
• Regal
• Minda
• Pascal
• Minerva
• Saga
• Whiz
• Sophia
• Mensa
• Eelin
• Dali
• Frida
• Isaac
• Turner
• Poe
• Cairo
• Adira
• Min
• Assia
• Dara
• Imala
• Neith
• Sage
• Saffi
• Veda
• Wisdom
• Apollo
• Aldo
• Dono
• Loki
• Rainer
• Noah
• Odin
• Nala