African Dog Names, Dogs Names of African Origin

There are several famous dog breeds are originated in Africa, for instance Boerboel, Rhodesian Ridgeback, and Basenji. African dogs deserve African names. Here comes our cool collection of African dog names for your beloved puppies. Many of these names are inspired by African culture and of African origin, for instance Arabic, Somali, Berber, Amharic, Ormomo and Fulani.

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Aba	Father or grandfather	Male	Hebrew
Abdul	The servant	Male	Arabic
Abeni	We asked for this child, now she is ours	Female	African
Abiona	Born during a trip	Female	African
Acacia	Point	Female	Greek
Adamma	Beautiful girl	Female	African
Ade	Peak, pinnacle, royal	Male	African
Adeben	The twelfth born	Male	African
Aden	Little fire	Male	Gaelic
Adeola	The crown has virtue and respect	Female	African
Adesina	She opens the way	Female	African
Adia	Being a gift	Female	African
Afia	Given life on a Friday	Female	African
Ajani	He fights for what is his	Male	African
Akanke	Lovable at first meeting	Female	African
Akello	First child after twins	Male	African
Alake	One to be cuddled	Female	African
Alula	First Born	Female	English
Amadi	Appeared destined to die at birth	Male	African
Amina	Peaceful, secure	Female	African
Anubis	[God of the dead]	Unisex	Ancient Egyptian
Anwar	Clear, bright	Male	Arabic
Apara	One who comes and goes	Female	African
Asabi	Of special birth	Female	African
Ashanti	Great African Woman	Unisex	African
Atlas	Not enduring	Unisex	Greek
Ayana	Beautiful blossom	Female	African
Ayanna	Beautiful blossom	Female	African
Ayoka	A joy bringer	Female	African
Aziza	Powerful	Female	Arabic