100 Beautiful Black Horse Names for Fillies & Stallions

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Black Horse Names for Females

From words that mean black in other languages to amazingly gorgeous ebony-colored things in nature, names for a black horse, you'll find the perfect female horse names below!

1. Amaya - Arabic name meaning “rainy night.
2. Anise - perfect name for a black lady.
3. Barli - Swiss name for “little black bear.”
4. Blackberry - after the delicious forest fruits.
5. Black Pearl - after Jack Sparrow’s ship.
6. Black Velvet - beautiful name for a classy lady. 
7. Brena - Irish name for a black-haired one.
8. Cerin - Gaelic name meaning “dark.”
9. Cerny - Czech name meaning “black.”
10. Cethin - Welsh name meaning “dark.”
11. Charna - the Yiddish name for “dark.”
12. Ciardha - Irish name meaning “black-haired.”
13. Cinders - after Cinderella in her dark clothes.
14. Coffee - just because everyone loves dark coffee.
15. Cola - after the most famous beverage. 
16. Dahlia - after the black flower.
17. Devaki - an Indian name meaning “black-haired.” 
18. Domino - after the domino pieces.
19. Duff - Celtic name meaning “dark.”
20. Dusk - amazing name for a black horse.
21. Elvira - after the well-known mistress of the dark.
22. Gethen - Celtic name meaning “dark.”
23. Hershey - probably the most famous dark chocolate.
24. Inky - cute name for a black horse.
25. Isra - Arabic name meaning “night journey.”
26. Jetta - Latin name referring to “jet black.”
27. Kahlua - after Mexico’s coffee-flavored liqueur.  
28. Kala - Hindi name meaning “black.”
29. Kanika - Kenyan name meaning “black.”
30. Krasa - Russian name meaning “dark beauty.”
31. Leila - Arabic name for the one with dark hair.
32. Licorice - for a deliciously cute one.
33. Marble - precious name for a black female horse.
34. Maroulis - Greek name meaning “dark.”
35. Maura - Latin name meaning “black.”
36. Melaina - Greek name for a black one.
37. Misty - adorable name for a black and fast horse.
38. Morticia - after the Addams Family character.
39. Nerissa - Italian name for a black haired horse.
40. Nisha - Hindi name meaning “night.”
41. Noche - this is how you say “night” in Spanish.
42. Nocturna - for a very black horse.
43. Noir - French name meaning “black.”
44. Onyx - just one of the very cool horse names for a black mare.
45. Pepper - classic name for a dark-haired horse.
46. Raven - beautiful name for a black and fast horse.
47. Semira - Arabic name meaning “nighttime.”
48. Shadow - because she’s fast like a shadow.
49. Sheba - after the African Queen of Sheba.
50. Storm - perfect name for a restless hose.

Black Male Horse Names

1. Anubis - after the ancient God of the underworld.
2. Ash - cute name for a black horse.
3. Assam - Indian name meaning “black.”
4. Aswald - Arabic name for a black one.
5. Batman - after the dark knight!
6. Bear - this is perfect for a loving horse.
7. Beetle - especially if you think about black beetles.
8. Bronson - this name refers to the son of a black one.
9. Carbon - this one of the coolest male horse names for a black stallion.
10. Cardew - Welsh name meaning “dark.”
11. Charcoal - this one speaks for itself.
12. Cole - this name refers to “coal.”
13. Cocoa - for the cutest black horse.
14. Corbin - beautiful name meaning “crow.
15. Cosmos - for he is beautiful like the cosmos.
16. Cricket - adorable name for a black and noisy horse.
17. Darth - after the Star Wars villains.
18. Duggen - Irish name meaning “black.”
19. Erebus - Greek name meaning “darkness.”
20. Espresso - because we all love coffee, in all its forms.
21. Goth - fancy name for a black horse.
22. Graphite - very cool name for a black horse.
23. Guinness - after the dark, Irish beer.
24. Hesper - Greek name meaning “evening star.”
25. Jet - referring to Jet Black.
26. Kerwin - Gaelic name meaning “black little one.”
27. Knight - this one is pretty straightforward.
28. Kuro - Japanese name meaning “black.”
29. Maurice - Latin name meaning “dark.”
30. Mauricio - Italian name for a dark one.
31. Midnight - beautiful name for a dark horse.
32. Nacht - German word for “night.”
33. Natt - Swedish name meaning “night.”
34. Nero - popular Italian name meaning “black.”
35. Night - this one is pretty clear.
36. Ninja - everyone loves ninjas, but no one ever sees them.
37. Noir - French name meaning “black.”
38. Obsidian - after the toughest material.
39. Omen - maybe he brings you signs all the time.
40. Oreo - after the famous biscuit.
41. Orpheus - after the Greek symbol of darkness.
42. Phantom - after the famous ghosts.
43. Pirate - most pirates used to wear black.
44. Shadow - beautiful name for a black horse.
45. Sirius - after the Dog Star.
46. Smoke - black and white horse names for stallion.
47. Tarmac - referring to the black tar.
48. Tux - for a very elegant black horse.
49. Twilight - beautiful name for a black horse.
50. Zorro - after the legend!

With so many awesome ideas, it's hard to choose just one favorite!

From the girl's list, though, I particularly love Kala and Dahlia.

For boys, I'm partial to Obsidian or Nero. Both sound so majestic for a stallion!

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