If you’re looking for a name for a black dragon, there are quite a lot of options out there, even if you’re just looking for names that revolve around the colour of the dragon alone.
Some of my favourite names for black dragons are names like “Pitch” and “Jet” – which are words that describe shades of black but that also sound very nice as names.
There are also a number of words that refer to black objects, like rocks or minerals for instance, that shades of black are named after – words like “Obsidian,” “Lead,” “Ink,” and “Coal.” I also think these make for fantastic black dragon names.
Besides that, I’ve thought up a slew of other ways you could go about naming black dragons that specifically revolve around names that have to do with black.
The most obvious is to dig for names that have the word black as part of their meaning.
While you may think there wouldn’t be all that many nice names to choose from if you only use this technique, and insofar as volume goes, you’d definitely be right.
That being said, I think a number of options there are to choose from are quite good.
Take “Colsen,” “Doug,” “Carden,” “Donnelly,” and “Mayon,” for instance. All male names with the word “black” as part of their meaning, all quite good names, some which are even relatively common (in case that’s something you were looking for in your dragon name.
The female names “Cali,” “Sable,” “Kalee,” “Jetta,” “Kanika,” and “Nowfaleena” all have black as part of their meaning as well, and I think these are incredibly lovely names.
You can also name a black dragon after a black animal. The most obvious options when using animal names that are black are Ravens and Crows (“Raven” and “Crow” sound like a really badass black dragon duo to me, had to mention).
You can also go with less obvious animals, that are many times other colours besides black, like “Cat,” “Swan,” “Bear,” or “Panther.”
Another idea is to name the dragon after a word in another language that means “black.”
Using this idea, you get really interesting and actually quite gorgeous names, such as “Noir,” “Hitam,” “Musta,” “Kapa,” and “Nero,” for instance.
I’ve also listed a number of other options you have for naming black dragons, like using names that have to do with the words “shadow” or “night.” If you like the idea of having your black dragon be a shadow dragon or a night dragon, these names might be even more relevant to your character.
Speaking of characters, if you stumbled across this article looking to name a particular dragon (which, surely you did), I’d absolutely love to know what you’re naming.
Is your black dragon a character in a fictional piece you’re working on? If so, what type of fictional piece are you working on (short story, poem, series of novels, novella, children’s book, screenplay for tv or movie, etc.) and what’s the fictional piece going to be like? Is this the only dragon in your fictional work?
What’s the backstory (if you’re willing to share) and what type of black dragon do you have (a fire-breathing dragon, ice dragon, is he/she a shadow/night/evil dragon as well?).
Anything you’re willing to share, I’d really love to know!
If you’re not naming a dragon in a fictional piece you’re working on, what type of black dragon are you naming? Is it a character in a video game? Are you looking for a username for a particular game?
Is there another reason you’re looking for a name for your black dragon? And what is he/she going to be like.
Would love to hear your thoughts, along with any names that make it to your shortlist as your favourite black dragon names, in the comments section down below!
Good Names for Black Dragons
Shades of Black That Make for Good Black Dragon Names
- Sable
- Pitch
- Jet
- Ink
- Coal
- Sable
- Ebony
- Coal
- Sable
- Oil
- Metal
- Soot
- Midnight
- Onyx
- Pitch
- Soot
- Obsidian
- Lead
Black Animals That Make for Good Black Dragon Names
- Crow
- Raven
- Cat
- Bat
- Blackberry
- Bear
- Gorilla
- Swan
- Panther
- Penguin
- Seal
- Squirrel
- Bunny
- Rabbit
Other Things That Are Black That Make for Good Black Dragon Names
- Night
- Blackout
- Carbon
- Eclipse
- Licorice
- Nightshade
- Nocturne
- Oreo
- Domino
- Shadow
Words That Mean Black in Other Languages That Make for Good Names for Dragons That Are Black
- ‘Aswad (Arabic)
- Ba Batsho (Sesotho)
- Baki (Hausa)
- Beltza (Basque)
- Black (Igbo)
- Black (Uyghur)
- Black (Zulu)
- Černá (Czech)
- Čierna (Slovak)
- Crn (Bosnian)
- Crn (Serbian)
- Črna (Slovenian)
- Crno (Croatian)
- Czarny (Polish)
- Đen (Vietnamese)
- Du (Welsh)
- Dub (Hmong)
- Dubh (Irish)
- Dubh (Scots Gaelic)
- Dudu (Yoruba)
- E Zezë (Albanian)
- Eleʻele (Hawaiian)
- Fekete (Hungarian)
- Gara (Turkmen)
- Hideung (Sundanese)
- Hitam (Indonesian)
- Hitam (Malay)
- Ireng (Javanese)
- Iswed (Maltese)
- Itim (Filipino)
- Itom (Cebuano)
- Juodas (Lithuanian)
- Lanu Uliuli (Samoan)
- Madow (Somali)
- Mainty (Malagasy)
- Melns (Latvian)
- Mnyama (Xhosa)
- Must (Estonian)
- Musta (Finnish)
- Negre (Catalan)
- Negro (Galician)
- Negro (Spanish)
- Negru (Romanian)
- Nero (Italian)
- Neru (Corsican)
- Nhema (Shona)
- Nigra (Esperanto)
- Nigrum (Latin)
- Noir (French)
- Nwa (Haitian Creole)
- Nyeusi (Swahili)
- Pango (Maori)
- Preto (Portuguese)
- Qara (Azerbaijani)
- Qora (Uzbek)
- Schwaarz (Luxembourgish)
- Schwarz (German)
- Siyah (Turkish)
- Sort (Danish)
- Svart (Norwegian)
- Svart (Swedish)
- Svartur (Icelandic)
- Swart (Afrikaans)
- Swart (Frisian)
- Umukara (Kinyarwanda)
- Wakuda (Chichewa)
- Zwart (Dutch)
- Mávros (Greek)
- Кара (Tatar)
- Қара (Kazakh)
Names That Have “Black” as Part of Their Meaning
Girl Names That Have Black as Part of Their Meaning for Female Black Dragons
- Cali
- Kala
- Kanika
- Sable
- Jetta
- Kalee
- Devaki
- Eboni
- Carden
- Ebonie
- Fuscienne
- Nowfaleena
Boy Names That Have Black as Part of Their Meaning for Male Black Dragons
- Colson
- Jett
- Kole
- Krishna
- Doug
- Carden
- Col
- Coal
- Coley
- Colie
- Colvin
- Donnelly
- Kohl
- Coale
- Colier
- Colville
- Dargan
- Dougal / Dugald
- Douglas / Douglass
- Keira
- Mayon
Names for Black Dragons That Have to Do With Night & for Night Dragons
Names That Have Night as Part of Their Meaning
Girl Names That Have Night as Part of Their Meaning for Female Black Dragons
- Olivia
- Layla
- Lyla
- Amaya
- Laila
- Leila
- Lila
- Lilith
- Lylah
- Lailah
- Isra
- Laela
- Koko
- Nyx
- Zulfa
- Laily
- Layley
- Yamika
- Rajani
- Yelda
- Busana
- Jamini
- Kishi
- Laila, Layla, Leila
- Raakaa
- Ratri
- Tamasi
- Tamasvini
- Tamaswini
- Tapasi
- Tarakini
- Tarakita
- Triyama
- Vibharavi
- Yama
- Yamini
- Yamya
Boy Names That Have Night as Part of Their Meaning for Male Black Dragons
- Tariq / Tarik / Tarick / Taric
- Koko
- Delano
- Daren
- Amaya
- Nishith
- Kishi
- Rajnish
- Ratri
Names for Black Dragons That Have to Do With Shadows & for Shadow Dragons
Words in Other Languages That Mean Shadow
- Aka (Hawaiian)
- Aloka (Malagasy)
- Anino (Filipino)
- Árnyék (Hungarian)
- Atarangi (Maori)
- Bayangan (Indonesian)
- Bayang-Bayang (Malay)
- Bóng (Vietnamese)
- Cień (Polish)
- Cysgod (Welsh)
- Dell (Maltese)
- Duab Ntxoov Ntxoo (Hmong)
- Ēna (Latvian)
- Gölge (Turkish)
- Hije (Albanian)
- Hooskii (Somali)
- Igicucu (Kinyarwanda)
- Inuwa (Hausa)
- Isithunzi (Xhosa)
- Isithunzi (Zulu)
- Itzal (Basque)
- Kalangkang (Sundanese)
- Kivuli (Swahili)
- Kölege (Turkmen)
- Kölgə (Azerbaijani)
- Landong (Cebuano)
- Moriti (Sesotho)
- Mthunzi (Chichewa)
- Mumvuri (Shona)
- Ojiji (Yoruba)
- Ombra (Catalan)
- Ombra (Corsican)
- Ombra (Italian)
- Ombre (French)
- Onyinyo (Igbo)
- Paolo (Samoan)
- Scáth (Irish)
- Schaduw (Dutch)
- Schatten (German)
- Schied (Luxembourgish)
- Senca (Slovenian)
- Šešėlis (Lithuanian)
- Sgàil (Scots Gaelic)
- Shadow (Javanese)
- Sî (Kurdish (Kurmanji))
- Sjena (Bosnian)
- Sjena (Croatian)
- Skaad (Frisian)
- Skaduwee (Afrikaans)
- Skiá (Greek)
- Skugga (Swedish)
- Skuggi (Icelandic)
- Skygge (Danish)
- Skygge (Norwegian)
- Sombra (Galician)
- Sombra (Portuguese)
- Sombra (Spanish)
- Soya (Uzbek)
- Stín (Czech)
- Tieň (Slovak)
- Umbră (Romanian)
- Vari (Estonian)
- Varjo (Finnish)
Names That Have Shadow as Part of Their Meaning
Female Names That Have Shadow as Part of Their Meaning for Girl Black Dragons
- Itza
- Ixchel
- Chaaya
- Chhaya
- Itcel
- Itchel
- Itsel
- Itssel
- Itzal
- Itzell
- Shyama
- Zila
- Zili
- Zilli
Your Thoughts on Black Dragon Names?
What are your favourite black dragon names? Are there any names you think should be added to this list?
Are there any types of names (like names that have “night” as part of their meaning, for instance) you think would make for good black dragon names?
What type of black dragon are you trying to name? Is it for a fictional piece you’re working on? A character in a video game? A username? Can you tell us a little bit about your black dragon?
Have you found the perfect name for your black dragon? What’s the name you chose?
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments below!
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