Sid Meier's Pirates! Dog Names

Even though pirates tend to have names that are quite “out there,” there are several names that fit within the game theme but that also feature in pop culture. So, even if someone doesn’t know your favorite game with which your dog’s name is synonymous, it will still also be an “everyday” name that’s entirely relatable. Take Jean and Jack, for example.

In Sid Meier's Pirates! Jean Lafitte is the fourth-most notorious pirate in the game. He has a standout mustache, sails a Brig (fast-paced touring boat), and his pirate treasure is worth around 6,000 gold. Jean’s character also comes from a real person - a Lousiana-based French Privateer. Jean, with his brother Pierre, were both pirates and helped the American army in a war in 1812.

Jean is also a famous dog, known as the Vitagraph Dog from 1902 to 1916. She was a Collie that starred in silent films, trained and owned by director Laurence Trimble. Jean shot to fame for being the first dog to have a leading role in a motion film. 

He also came from humble beginnings - a scared, hungry stray that snatched scraps and spent much of his time hiding in a garage. Laurence coaxed him out, won his trust, and went on to train him for movies - citing him a natural. He was a movie star from 1908 until 1913.

Jack is also both a prominent Sid Meier’s Pirates! character and a dog in pop culture. In the game, Jack is a less-than-desirable pirate that’s only worth around 2,000 pieces of gold. You can normally gain access to Jack once you reach level three.

However, like Jean, he was a real pirate and made a career of plundering small vessels. His greatest act was taking two large ships from Bermuda, and capturing a Jamaican vessel known as Kingston to make it their flagship.

Jack is also a household name in pop culture, as he is a Jack Russell Terrier that appeared in the 2011 movie called The Artist. The movie revolves around a silent movie star, Valentin, who believes that talking in movies will be the end of an era. A dog called Uggie plays the role of Jack.

Uggie died in 2015 but had a lucrative career playing significant roles in Water for Elephants, The Artist, and Uggie, My Story - a memoir on himself. Uggie won several awards such as Palm Dog Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011.