Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Elwin: Godly friend (Old English).

“Fruitful” (Hebrew origin)

“Dyer” (Latin origin, popular in African American culture)

Son of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Shining brightly; glorious one (Old English).

Blend of “Ken” and “-trell” suffix

Combination of “Dion” and “Andre”

No meaning available

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Hebrew origin, meaning “peace”

Modern African American name

God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

No meaning available

Place name—Short form of the former Republic of Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

From the marsh farm or estate (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).

The Brown family's farm or enclosure (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Form of Barclay: Dweller at the birch-tree meadow (Old English).

Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).

Rules by the spear (German).

Meaning unknown (South Africa).

No meaning available

Blend of “Sha” and “Quan”

Unique blend, inspired by “Xavier”

No meaning available

One of three men thrown into a fiery furnace (Old Testament).

No meaning available

Form of William: Resolute protector (German).

Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).

Irish origin, meaning “white”

Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).

No meaning available

Dweller at the willow ford. (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn or Sean, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

“Son of Japheth” (modern African American origin)

“Mill town” (English origin)

Modern African American name

Blend of two names such as Dennis, the English form of Denis, the French form of Dionysos (Greek mythological god of wine and revelry) and Renardo (mighty, brave—Old German).

Summoner to the courts (French; Latin; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

His name is of God (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Wild garlic island” (Scottish origin)

Dweller at the west estate or west-facing farm (Old English).

Fragrant ointment; sweet oil (Greek).

“The Lord is my God” (Hebrew origin)

“Wise” (Arabic origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Dweller at the priest’s place (Old English).

Blend of two words or names such as the month of June and Julius (youthful; downy-bearded one—Latin).

Word name— the color green (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Common first name among free blacks in the South during the 19th century.

Form of Paris: Character in Greek mythology.

Dweller near the crane in a woodland clearing (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique African American name, variation of “Zephyr”

“Sun child” (Hebrew origin)

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

Dweller at the brook in the hollow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Ruler, strong as an eagle” (German origin)

Form of Dorian: Name created by writer Oscar Wilde for his title character in The Portrait of Dorian Gray—thought to be influenced by inhabitants of Doris (Dorians), a mountainous region of Greece (English).

Blend of “De” and “Mone”

Form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

No meaning available

Very choice one; strong man (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Bert: Shining brightly; glorious one (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Cleophas: One who comes to give a speech (Aramaic; New Testament); one of two disciples who encountered Jesus on the Road to Emmaus.

Form of Earl: Nobleman, chief (Old English).

“Heir” (Scandinavian origin)

Variation of “Cameron” with “K”

No meaning available

Son of the servant of Saint Fintan, the old white one (Anglo-Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Joseph: He shall add (Hebrew).

No meaning available

Form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).

No meaning available

“Noble promise” (Swahili origin)

Form of Clayborne: Boundary marked by clovers; brook near a clay bed (French; German; Old English).

Place name—county in England and sixteen places in the United States.

Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Festus: Meaning and origin unknown. In the New Testament, the procurator of Judea through whom Paul made his famous appeal to Caesar.

Fast runner, quick-footed one (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of McDonnell (MacDonnell): Son of Donhnall (or Donald)—mighty ruler (Irish Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

Combination of “Tay” and “Shaun”

Bold for the people (Old German).

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Bringer of good news” (Arabic origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Baron: A title of nobility (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

Modern African American name

“Crown” (Greek origin)

No meaning available