Dark Africanis Southern African Dog Names

By Marvin Tang · iDogNames editorial · Dark + Africanis Southern African Dog Names crossover

Names that fit a dark-coated africanis southern african dog names — picked from the intersection of names suited to the breed and names that match the coat color.

Dark-Coat Picks for Africanis Southern African Dog Names

Names that appear in both our Dark-coat collection and our Africanis Southern African Dog Names collection.

#	Name	Gender	Meaning	Origin
1	Bella	Female	Short form of Isabella; associated with Italian bella, “b...	English name with an Italian word association
2	Zoe	Female	Greek name meaning “life”	Ancient Greek
3	Jack	Male	English name from a medieval diminutive of John, ultimate...	English
4	Kona	Unisex	Hawaiian place and direction name meaning 'leeward'	Hawaiian
5	Luna	Female	Latin for “moon”; also the Roman moon goddess	Latin and Romance-language word name
6	Shadow	Unisex	The dark shape or area made when an object blocks light	English word name
7	Bruno	Male	Germanic name possibly meaning 'brown' or 'armour, protec...	Germanic
8	Storm	Female	Violent weather	English
9	Ruby	Female	English gemstone name, ultimately from Latin rubeus, 'red'	English / Latin
10	Echo	Female	English word name for a reflected sound, from Greek ēchō	English from Greek
11	Misty	Female	Misty	English
12	Aurora	Female	Dawn	Latin
13	Jinx	Female	Magic charm	Latin
14	Dante	Male	Enduring, obstinate	Latin
15	Artemis	Female	Greek goddess name of uncertain, possibly pre-Greek origin	Greek mythology
16	Sable	Unisex	Sable (black)	English
17	Nero	Male	Stern	Latin
18	Raven	Unisex	The black-plumaged corvid	English word name
19	Casper	Male	Treasurer	Persian
20	Spike	Male	A long, thick sharp-pointed piece of wood or metal	English
21	Tara	Female	Crag	Gaelic
22	Ash	Unisex	Ash tree	English
23	Cinder	Unisex
24	Ivy	Female	The evergreen climbing plant	English botanical name
25	Phoenix	Male	Phoenix	Greek
26	Sierra	Female	Mountain range	Spanish
27	Kishi	Unisex	Beach, seashore	Japanese
28	Koko	Female	The second child	African
29	Ebony	Female	Ebony wood	English
30	Chaos	Unisex	Gaping void	Greek
31	Ezra	Male	Aid	Hebrew
32	Zena	Female	Life and zeus	Polish
33	Fia	Female	Flame	Italian
34	Sabre	Unisex
35	Indigo	Unisex	Blue-purple colour	English
36	Zephyr	Male	West wind	Greek
37	Crimson	Unisex	Crimson, red	English
38	Hawk	Unisex	Hawk, a bird	English
39	Pandora	Female	All gift	Greek
40	Jezebel	Female	Chaste, unmarried	Hebrew
41	Blake	Male	Dark	English
42	Wolf	Male	Wolf	English
43	Mindy	Female	Pet form of Melinda	English
44	Iris	Female	Rainbow	Greek
45	Rain	Female	Rain	English
46	Enya	Female	Kernel	Gaelic
47	Electra	Female	Shining	Greek
48	Scarlet	Female	Scarlet	English
49	Thunder	Unisex	Stormy Tempered	English
50	Eclipse	Unisex

More Africanis Southern African Dog Names — Any Coat Color

Top picks for the breed regardless of coat color. View the full Top 25 for this breed.

Name	Gender	Meaning	Origin
Bailey	Unisex	English occupational surname from Middle Englis...	English
Cody	Male	Descendant of Cuidighthigh	Gaelic
Chloe	Female	Greek name meaning 'green shoot' or new growth	Greek
Buddy	Male	English word meaning 'friend' or 'companion'	English
Sadie	Female	English diminutive of Sarah, meaning 'lady, pri...	English / Hebrew root
Buster	Male	One who breaks or overcomes something; also an...	English word and nickname
Max	Male	Short form of Maximilian or Maxim; in English a...	European short form; also English for Maxwell
Charlie	Unisex	Diminutive or feminine form of Charles	English form from a Germanic name family
Toby	Unisex	Medieval English form of Tobias, ultimately mea...	English from Hebrew
Lola	Female	Spanish diminutive of Dolores, a name meaning “...	Spanish diminutive
Daisy	Female	English flower name from Old English “day’s eye”	English flower name
Rocky	Male	English diminutive of Rocco or a nickname sugge...	English nickname
Lucy	Female	English form of Lucia, traditionally associated...	English / Latin
Duke	Male	From the noble title, ultimately Latin dux, mea...	English
Jake	Male	Supplanted	Hebrew
Sophie	Female	French form of Sophia, from Greek sophia, 'wisdom'	French from Greek
Maggie	Female	English diminutive of Margaret, from Greek 'pearl'	English / Greek root
Molly	Female	Medieval English diminutive of Mary; Mary's dee...	English
Willow	Female	Modern English nature name from the willow tree...	English
Koda	Unisex	Modern English name associated with a Dakota wo...	Modern English / Dakota
Lucky	Unisex	Having good luck; seeming to bring good luck	English adjective from luck
Abby	Female	English diminutive of Abigail, 'my father is joy'	English from Hebrew
Pepper	Unisex	English word-name from the spice and pepper plant	English
Angel	Unisex	Messenger	Greek
Harley	Unisex	English place surname meaning hare or rocky woo...	English