The Bosluis Basters get their name from their original home, the farm Bo-Sluis (above the sluice), and not from the Afrikaans word 'bosluis', which refers to a parasitic bush tick or louse.
Bosluis Basters ba bona leina la bona gotswa go legae la bona la kwa tshimologong, eleng polase ya Bo-Sluis (kwa godimo ga mosele), mme eseng gotswa mo lefokong la Afrikaans 'bosluis', le le kayang kgofa ya motlhampepe ya naga kgotsa nta.