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  • Donal

    Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

  • Hampton

    No meaning available

  • Riley

    Courageous; valiant, warlike one (Irish).

  • Nimrod

    Rebel (Hebrew; Old Testament).

  • Franklin

    Free holder of land (Middle English).

  • Jocquise

    No meaning available

  • Demario

    Modern name variation, combining “De” with “Mario”

  • Truett

    “Little hill” (English origin)

  • Madison

    Heir of the valiant warrior (Old English).

  • Ahmed

    Highly praised (ah-HMED—Arabic, North Africa).

  • Veshone

    No meaning available

  • Rikardo

    Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

  • Channing

    Knowing (English).

  • Alfred

    Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

  • K'yeon

    No meaning available

  • Lionel

    “Young lion” (Latin origin)

  • Javontez

    Variation of “Javonte” with “-ez” suffix

  • Elton

    From the old estate or town (Old English).

  • Gavion

    Unique modern name

  • Jess

    “Wealthy” (Hebrew origin)

  • Brentton

    Form of Brent: Dweller by the burnt land (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Georgy

    No meaning available

  • Mason

    Stoneworker (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Kobe

    Place name—city in Japan (KOH-bay).

  • Occramer

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Rickey

    Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

  • Harrison

    English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

  • Scovel

    Place name—Form of Scoville, a form of Escoville in Calvados, Normandy, France.

  • Ulis

    Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ulysses: Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

  • Eulion

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Trevor

    Prudent, discreet, wise (Irish Gaelic).

  • Leland

    “Meadow land” (English origin)

  • Sage

    “Wise” (Latin origin)

  • William

    “Resolute protector” (German origin)

  • Valerio

    Italian origin, meaning “strong”

  • Keenan

    No meaning available

  • Kurt

    Form of Konrad: Brave and wise (German).

  • Aldon

    Modern take on “Alden,” meaning “old, wise friend”

  • Isom

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Al-Tarik

    Form of Tarik: Visitor (Swahili, East Africa).

  • Channing

    “Young wolf” (Irish origin)

  • Dawrence

    Blend of two names such as David (beloved one—Hebrew; Old Testament, King of Israel) and Lawrence (from the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one—English; Latin).

  • Tadley

    Form of Tad, a form of Thaddeus: Father (Greek; Late Latin; Old Welsh).

  • Clerow

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Darrell

    Little dear or beloved one (French).

  • Jaboris

    No meaning available

  • Clayton

    From the earth; from the settlement near the clay pit; mortal (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Mynelle

    Meaning and origin unknown. Possibly derived from the name of botanic gardens in Jackson, Mississippi—the Mynelle Gardens.

  • Belal

    No meaning available

  • Sequan

    No meaning available

  • Stephon

    Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

  • Herbert

    “Bright army” (German origin)

  • Daqwan

    Variation of “Daquan” with unique spelling

  • Booker

    Scribe; one who copies books (English).

  • Silas

    “Wood or forest” (Latin origin)

  • Telvis

    No meaning available

  • Jabriel

    Combination of “Ja” and “Gabriel”

  • Dyrol

    Form of Darrell: Little dear or beloved one (French).

  • Courtlandt

    Short land (Dutch).

  • Jarrett

    Brave with a spear (English).

  • Braelon

    Trendy combination of “Brae” and “-lon” suffix

  • Brittain

    Form of Brittany: Place name—a peninsula in northwestern France (Latin).

  • Keita

    Place name—town in Niger, a country in West Africa.

  • Kelton

    “From the farm” (English origin)

  • Gustavus

    Noble staff; God’s staff (Swedish).

  • Corder

    Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Du Bois

    Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Stacey

    Form of Stacy: Stable; prosperous (Latin).

  • Kenyon

    Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

  • Glen

    “Valley” (Scottish origin)

  • Fenley

    Form of Finley: Little fair-haired valorous one; fair soldier (Irish Gaelic).

  • Zenas

    Living; generous; form of Zeus, chief of the Olympian gods (Greek). Name found among enslaved black men in eighteenth-century New England.

  • Laurice

    Blend of two names such as Laurence (from the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one—English, Latin; place name—small town in Italy) and Maurice (Moorish; dark-complexioned one—Late Latin).

  • Hosewell

    Form of Haswell: From the spring near the hazelnut tree (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Udonavon

    No meaning available

  • Audell

    No meaning available

  • Freeman

    Free man (Old English).

  • Eddie

    Form of names beginning with “Ed”: Edward (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edmund (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edwin (Prosperous friend; rich in friendship—Old English; Edensaw (Glacier—ed-en-saw—Tlingit, Native North American).

  • Myles

    Irish form of Miles: Generous (German).

  • Chilton

    Place name—several places in England: Child's dwelling (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Trevon

    “Fair town” (modern American origin)

  • Percy

    “Pierce valley” (French origin)

  • Jaquel

    Blend of “Ja” and “Quell”

  • Valentine

    Strong, valorous, healthy (Latin).

  • Rayshawn

    “God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

  • Nero

    Strong, stern (Latin).

  • Blanche

    White, fair one (Old French); usually a female name.

  • Vytal

    No meaning available

  • Lemarcus

    Combination of “Le” and “Marcus”

  • Dimetrice

    No meaning available

  • Broadus

    Form of Brad, a form of Bradford: From the broad river crossing (English).

  • Carrington

    Place name—a place in Greater Manchester, England: Settlement of Cara's people; dwellers at the rocky settlement (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Grant

    Great one (Anglo-French).

  • Jacobi

    “Supplanter” (variation of Jacob, modern American origin)

  • Zeke

    Form of Zekezeke: The boring beetle (zay-kay-zay-kay—Kongo, Central Africa).

  • Isaiah

    “God is salvation” (Hebrew origin, widely used)

  • Jeremy

    Form of Jeremiah: God will uplift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

  • Otto

    Prosperous, wealthy one (German).

  • Cuff

    Form of Cuffee, a form of Koffi: Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

  • Locksley

    Curly-headed dweller near a clearing in the woods (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Do you include both traditional and modern African American names?

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