South African Dog Names

"A collection of great South African Names."

Howzit! If you've just adopted a Boerbull or any other South African breed you may want to consider a South African name for your dog.

Or you may just want a name that says proudly South African and celebrates your pride in your national identity. Either way, you'll find a ton of famous South African names that will work really well for your dog.

Here are a few examples? What about?;

SHAKA: Founder of the Zulu nation.

JODY: Jody Scheckter, Formula One world champion.

CHARLIZE: Charlie Theron, Academy Award-winning actress

There are lots more names like this on the list of South African Dog names below. Just browse and pick, it's that easy.

p.s. Want to see just the names, without the detail? Click here to visit our South African Puppy Names Quicklist.

ALI Ali Bacher, cricketer and administrator

ALICE Alice Krige, actress

ATHOL Athol Fugard, playwright

BABY JAKES "Baby" Jakes Matlala, junior flyweight champion

BAKKIES Bakkies Botha, Springbok rugby player

BARNARD Christiaan Barnard, performed first heart transplant

BARNEY Barney Barnato, mining magnate

BARRY Barry Richards, SA cricket great

BENNI Benni McCarthy, soccer player

BLES Bles Bridges, singer

BOETA Boeta Dippenaar, cricketer

BOK Bok van Blerk, singer

BUTCH Butch James, Springbok rugby player

CASPER Casper de Vries, comedian

CASSIUS Cassius Boloyi, boxing champion

CHARLIZE Charlie Theron, actress

CHESTER Chester Williams, Springbok rugby player

CJ CJ Langenhoven, author

CLIVE Clive Rice, cricketer

CORRIE Corrie Saunders, heavyweight boxing champion

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CROMWELL	Cromwell Everson, classical composer
DALENE	Dalene Matthee, author
DANIE	Danie Craven, Springbok rugby player & administrator
DAWIE	Dawie De Villiers, Springbok rugby captain
DINGAAN	Dingaan Thobela, boxing champion
DIRKIE	Dirkie Uys, Great Trek hero
DOCTOR	Doctor Khumalo, soccer player
DUBE	Lucky Dube, reggae singer
EDDIE	Eddie Eckstein, musician and comedian
ELANA	Elana Meyer, athlete
EMBETH	Embeth Davidtz, actress
ERNIE	Ernis Els, golfer
FANIE	Fanie de Villiers, cricketer
FELICIA	Felicia Mabuza-Suttle, talk show host
FORDYCE	Bruce Fordyce, marathon runner
FRANCOIS	Francois Pienaar, rugby world cup winning captain
GERRIE	Gerrie Coetzee, heavyweight boxing champion
GERT	Gert Potgieter, 400m hurdles world record holder
GIBBS	Herschelle Gibbs, cricketer
HABANA	Bryan Habana, Springbok rugby player

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HANSIE Hansie Cronje, cricketer

HARRY Harry Oppenheimer, business magnate

HERMAN Herman Charles Bosman, author

HESTRIE Hestrie Cloete, high jumper

JACK Steven Jack, cricketer

JACO Jaco Pretorius, Springbok rugby player

JAKE Jake White, World Cup winning Springbok rugby coach

JAKOB Jakob Daniel du Toit, poet

JAMIE Jamie Uys, film maker

JAN Jan Smuts, statesman, co-founder of the United Nations

JANI Jani Allan, journalist

JEREMY Jeremy Mansfield, radio personality

JINGLES Jingles Perreira, soccer player

JODY Jody Scheckter, Formula One world champion

JOEL Joel Stransky, Springbok rugby player

JOHNNY Johnny Clegg, musician

JOMO Jomo Sono, soccer player and coach

JONTY Jonty Rhodes, cricketer

JOOST Joost van der Westhuizen, Springbok rugby player

JOSIA Josia Thugwane, Olympic marathon champion

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KAISER	Kaiser Motaung, founder of Kaiser Chiefs
KALLIE	Kallie Knoetze, heavyweight boxer
KALLIS	Jacques Kallis, cricketer
KANI	John Kani, actor
KAREL	Karel Schoeman, author
KEPLER	Kepler Wessels, cricketer
KINGSLEY	Kingsley Holgate, adventurer
KITCH	World Cup winning Springbok rugby coach
KOOS	Koos du Plessis, singer
KRAMER	David Kramer, musician and playwright
KRUGER	Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic
LANCE	Lance Klusener, cricketer
LAURENS	Laurens van der Post, author
LINA	Lina Spies, poet
LUCAS	Lucas Radebe, soccer player
LYNDON	Lyndon Ferns, Olympic swimming champion
MADIBA	Nickname of Nelson Mandela
MAKEBA	Miriam Makeba, Jazz singer
MAKHAYA	Makhaya Ntini, cricketer
MANDELA	Nelson Mandela, first democratic President of South Africa

MANDOZA	Kwaito singer
MARIKE	Marike de Klerk, former First Lady of SA
MARLENE	Marlene van Niekerk, author
MASINGA	Phil Masinga, soccer player
MAX	Max Theiler, Nobel Prize winner
MIMI	Mimi Coertse, soprano
MITCHELL	Brian Mitchell, boxing champion
MONTY	Nickname of Percy Montgomery, Springbok rugby player
NAAS	Naas Botha, Sprinbok rugby player
NADINE	Nadine Gordimer, Nobel Prize winner
NANTIE	Nantie Hayward, cricketer
NATALIE	Natalie de Toit, disabled swimmer
NELSON	Nelson Mandela, first democratic President of South Africa
OLIVE	Olive Schriener, author
OS	Os Du Rand, Springbok rugby player
OSCAR	Oscar Pistorius, disabled runner
PENNY	Penny Heyns, Olympic swimming champion
PERCY	Percy Fitzgerald, author of Jock of the Bushveld
PLAYER	Gary Player, golfer
POLLOCK	Graeme Pollock, SA cricket great

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QUINTON Quinton Fortune, soccer player

ROLAND Roland Schoeman, Olympic swimming champion

RORY Rory Sabbatini, golfer

RUDOLPH Jacques Rudolph, cricketer

RUPERT Anton Rupert, business magnate

SCHUSTER Leon Schuster, comedian

SHAKA Founder of the Zulu nation

SID Sid James, star of the Carry On movies

SOL Sol Kerzner, hotel magnate

SONJA Sonja Herholdt, singer

THABO Thabo Mbeki, South African President

TOLKIEN J.R.R. Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings

ULI Uli Schmidt, Springbok rugby player

VOSLOO Arnold Vosloo, actor

WALTER Walter Battiss, painter

WINSTON Winston Ngozi Mankunku, musician

ZAPIRO Cartoonist

ZOLA Zola Budd, long distance athlete

ZULU Nickname of cricketer Lance Klusner

ZUMA Jacob Zuma, South African President