Unique Tricolor Dog Names to Celebrate Your Pup’s Coat

Unique Multicolored and Tricolor Dog Names

Have you found yourself becoming the new owner of a pup sporting a coat of many colors? If so you might want to celebrate that technicolor coat with a name that highlights his crowning glory. In this article for ideas for tricolor dog names we offer these name suggestions that surely will reflect their unique style and attitude.

In this article, we come up with names for many different kinds of multi-colored dogs:

• Badass Dogs With Masks
• Two-Toned Black and White Dogs
• Fashion-Inspired Multicolored Dogs
• Meaningful Tricolor and Parti-Colored Dogs
• Mythological Names for Split-Face Dogs
• Unique Names for Merle Dogs That Evoke Effervescence
• Tricolor Dog Names: Things That Come in Threes

Badass Names for Dogs With Masks

While masks are worn by both villains and heroes, the style of the mask tells us who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. Masks that cover just the eyes tend to belong to heroes, while masks that cover half or all of the face lend a sinister character to the wearer. These superheroes and villains make unique names for dogs with two-toned faces.

• Avenger: Masked Avengers, Chinese martial arts film
• Balaclava: Fancy term for ski mask, Balaclava-clad characters represent the mindless, faceless force of evil.
• Bane: Mask-wearing bad guy in The Dark Knight Rises
• Batman: Wealthy Bruce Wayne dons a cape and cowl to transform himself into Batman, the more mature half of the Caped Crusaders.
• Batgirl: Commissioner Gordon’s daughter, Barbara Gordon, is the love interest of Dick Grayson (aka Robin) and cowled Batgirl.
• Crusader: The Caped Crusaders, Batman and Robin, both wear good guy masks referred to as their “capes and cowls.” Name your dog Crusader, and you can call him Cruise.
• Domino: A “domino mask” is that which only covers the eyes.

Erik: Given name of ghost of the Phantom of the Opera.

• Hit-Girl: Kickass companion, Mindy McCready, dons a mask and uses martial arts to become a 10-year-old vigilante.
• Kickass: A teenager and fan of comic books, Mark Lizewski set out to become a real-life superhero in spite of the fact that he possesses no superpowers.
• Ninja: Masked man proficient in the martial arts Ninjutsu, known for stealth
• Phantom: Badly scarred composer the Phantom of the Opera wears an oddly-shaped white mask to hide his facial deformities.
• Robin: Bruce Wayne’s ward, Dick Grayson, seconds Batman as the younger, smaller half of the Dynamic Duo.
• Ski: Mask which covers everything but the eyes and mouth, frequently worn by bank robbers
• Zorro: Latino vigilante Zorro leaves his mark by etching a “Z” into walls and curtains to sign his good deeds and acts of vengeance.

Unique Names for Two-Toned Black and White Dogs

• Ansel: Famous black and white photographer, Ansel Adams

• Appaloosa: American horse breed known for its spotted coat pattern. Can be black and white or red and white.
• Barkley: The Barkleys of Broadway, a Fred Astaire top hats and tuxedo coattails movie
• Bonaparte: Penguin family
• Checkers: Board game and the name of President Richard Nixon’s dog
• Chessie: As in “chess”
• Chip: Vegas gold
• Dice: White cubes with black spots
• Domino: Tile game with white slates and black spots
• Emperor: Penguin breed
• Gentoo: Penguin breed
• Grevy: Species of Zebra
• Humboldt: Penguin breed
• Hydrox: Oreo’s predecessor
• King: Penguin breed
• Oreo: Black and white cookie
• Oxford: Black and white shoes popular in the 1950s
• Panda: China’s national symbol and gentle giant
• Pepper: Peppercorns come in a variety of colors—black, white rose and green
• Puffin: Black and white bird with an orange bill
• Scrabble: Board game with white tile and black letters on them
• Silky: Silk Stockings, Fred Astaire top hats and tuxedo coattails movie
• Snares: Penguin breed
• Swing: Swing Time, a Fred Astaire top hats and tuxedo coattails movie
• Tux: Formalwear; the tuxedo is traditionally black and white

Fashion-Inspired Multicolored Dog Names

• Argyle: A pattern of overlapping diamonds and diagonal lines, argyle is intended to give a three-dimensional effect to the pattern.
• Calico: A tri-colored cat with large patches of color
• Camo: Camouflage, military pattern used to conceal
• Chevron: A “V” shaped badge or insignia, often seen on coats of arms
• Damask: A weave found in the city of Damascus, the damask possesses a high quality of finish, with contrasting finishes of matte and glossy threads.
• Gingham: A coarse cloth woven with a checkerboard pattern.
• Puzzle: A test of ingenuity, the puzzle solver must piece together disparate pieces in order to form a logical solution.
• Tartan: Tartan is a Scottish pattern consisting of crisscrossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colors, typically called “plaid.”
• Tweed: A cheviot pattern usually in plain, twill or herringbone pattern, achieved by mixing colored yarn before weaving.

Meaningful Tri-Color and Parti-Colored Dog Names

• Bling: Show dog expression for lots of white highlights
• Brindle: Coat pattern seen on dogs, cattle and sometimes horses
• Chrome: Show dog expression for white highlights
• Cryptic: Complex
• Divers: Various or diverse
• Eclectic: Diverse
• Hat Trick: Scoring three goals by the same player or three consecutive successes of the same kind. Name your dog Hat Trick, and you can call her Hatty.
• Hue: Shade or tint
• Jumble: Mixed up
• Kaleidoscope: Device that reflects light to mirrors and presents them in repeated patterns of color
• Legion: Diversified
• Mazy: Complex
• Melange: French for “mixture”
• Mezcla: Spanish for “mixture”
• Mosaic: Made of many colors
• Motley: Mixed or varied, a nod to the band Mötley Crüe
• Rainbow: Refracted light following a rainstorm
• Party: Parti-colored or multicolored
• Patches: Blocks of color, repairs to cloth
• Pied: Having many colors
• Pinto: Paint markings on a horse, nickname of Animal House character
• Prism: Device that fractures light into multiple colors
• Psychedelic: Richly saturated colors inspired by psychedelic experiences
• Puzzle: Jigsaw puzzles are made of tiny color blocks that create a complete image once assembled
• Streak: Layers of colors
• Sundry: Various
• Tabby: Brown or grey blending in a tiger or mackerel pattern
• Ternion: Set of three
• Tie: Short for “tie-dye.” “Tie” or “Tye” are naturally good names for both male and female dogs.
• Trifecta: A bet in which the gambler correctly predicts the first three finishers. In horse racing that is, respectively, Win, Place and Show.
• Trine: Trilogy
• Trinity: Grouping of three, often holy. Name of the female lead character in the Matrix.
• Trip: Psychedelic experience
• Troika: Russian, Trilogy

Mythological Names for Split-Face Dogs

In dreams and often in mythology, a two-headed creature represents the inevitable coming together of opposite forces. Such opposing forces may be masculine and feminine, past and future, or conscious and unconscious.

The split-face dog, often with a white side and a dark side, allows for many comparisons, from ancient mythology to what can be considered modern mythology, the comic book series.

• Adam: According to the Talmud, Adam was originally created with one body and two heads, later Adam was split into two bodies, thus creating Adam and Eve.
• Agni: Hindi god with two heads, Agni is a fire god.
• Angel: A vampire of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel is cursed with a human soul and the capacity for remorse. Angel struggles with his two faces throughout this series and its spinoff, Angel.
• Aurora: From Marvel Comics, a heroine with multiple personality disorder. Aurora has two distinct “faces”—quiet, religious Jeanne-Marie and outgoing, heroic Aurora.
• Bele: Two-toned alien, played by Frank Gorshin, in the Star Trek episode “Let That Be Your Last Battlefield.” One half of his face is white, the other is black. He is the mirror image of his nemesis, Lokai.
• Cain: The Zohar speaks of the descendants of Cain as having two heads.
• Cerberus: Mythological Greek monster that guards the entrance to Hades, a canid with three heads.
• Chaos: Captain Chaos is the alter ego of the Dom DeLuise character Victor Prinzim in the Cannonball Run series.
• Chimera: Mythological Greek monster with the head of a lion and a goat. Also a synonym for “dream” or “fantasy.”

Dent: Harvey Dent, one of Batman’s enemies, is known as Two-Face.

• Duela: Duela Dent is the daughter of Two-Face in the Batman comic series. As such, she is a member of the Suicide Squad and the Teen Titans.
• Harvey: Batman villain, Two-Face, whose full name is Harvey Dent.
• Hecate: Greek goddess of witches, crossroads, and nightmares, often depicted with three heads.
• Janus: Two-faced god depicted on Roman coins. Janus looks to the future and the past; he is the god of duality, transitions, passages and new beginnings.
• Jekyll and Hyde: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde share the same body in Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
• Lokai: Star Trek character whose face is half white and half black, from the episode, “Let This Be Your Last Battlefield.” A morality play regarding two peoples, locked in immortal hatred, whose only difference is which side of their face is black and which is white.
• Orthrus:Mythological Greek two-headed dog owned by the giant Geryon.
• Yin and Yang: The Chinese philosophy in which all forces opposite are interconnected and inseparable.

Unique Names for Splashy Merle Dogs

Tri-Color Dog Names: Things That Come in Threes

Here we explore all things trifecta! Consider one of these good things that comes in threes for your dogs name. Feel free to add any we missed in the comments.

• Amigo: The Three Amigos
• Aramis: One of the three musketeers
• Athos: Another of the three musketeers
• Circus: Three-ring circus
• Clover: A three-leaf clover
• Giza: The three great pyramids are located in Giza.
• Kyoto: Japanese city where the Three Monkeys Shrine resides in a monastery.
• Liberty: Three unalienable rights: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
• Lucky: Bad luck comes in threes.
• Magi: The three Wise Men
• Magic: Three is a magic number.
• Monkey: The three monkeys: hear no evil, see no evil and speak no evil. Name your dog Monkey if you want an obedient, quiet dog.
• Neapolitan: The three flavor ice cream box: vanilla, chocolate and strawberry
• Newton: Sir Isaac Newton’s three laws of motion
• Porthos: The third Musketeer
• Ready: “Ready, Set, Go,” “Ready, Aim, Fire,” or “Ready, Steady, Go”
• Rock: Rock, Paper, Scissors
• Stooge: The Three Stooges
• Story: Three sides to every story
• Traffic: Traffic lights always have three lights. Also, a Stevie Wynwood band.
• Wheeler: The three wheel ATV

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