Discover Beautiful African American Names

Friend of all; noble friend; friend of the elves (Old English).

Form of Leon, a form of Leo: Lion (Latin).

No meaning available

Unique blend of “Xavier” and “-ion” suffix

No meaning available

From the bent-grass farm (Old English).

Blend of “Dar” and “Darius”

Blend of “Terry” and “-ion” suffix

Noble title (English origin, used as a given name in African American culture)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Combination of “Ca” and “Mari”

Wry or crooked nose (Scottish Gaelic); also a Scottish clan name.

Created name from African-American culture (leh-MONE).

Form of Jaleel: Majesty (Arabic, North America).

King, kingly; one who is wealthy (dah-RI-us—Hebrew).

Burdened, troubled; borne by God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

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

“Gift of God” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

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

“Flourishing, prosperous” (Arabic origin)

No meaning available

Form of Leo: Lion (Latin).

Handful; open hand (Swahili, East Africa).

An African American variation with “De” prefix; means “mountain”

“Rock” (Scottish origin)

May God hear; God’s own blessing; blessings of Chi, the name of an Ibo personal god who is thought to remain with a person from the moment of conception until death (CHEE-noo-ah—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

Son of William: Resolute protector (Old German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

Son of Fergus: Very choice one; strong man (Irish Gaelic).

Born on Saturday (Akan, Ghana).

Freeman, peasant, man (English).

Form of Hugh: Intelligence; spirit (Old English).

Fifth child (Latin).

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Peace” (Igbo origin)

A military man (Latin).

Wise ruler (Old English).

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

“Sword” (Swahili origin)

Form of Gilbert: Brilliant pledge or hostage (Old French).

World daring; life adventuring (Gothic).

Form of Rachiim: Seed of rulership (Arabic, North Africa; Persian [Farsi], Iran).

This one is dependable (Central Africa).

Italian origin, African American variation of “Dante”

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

Unique spelling variation of “Antoine”

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

Blend of “Na” and “Shawn”

No meaning available

Unique blend inspired by “Lazaro”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique African American name, meaning “beloved”

Firm, strong, steadfast, reliable (Hebrew).

Great one (Anglo-French).

No meaning available

Endowed with great physical strength and skill, a definition based on the title character of Edgar Rice Burroughs' book Tarzan of the Apes.

Form of Zachariah: Jehovah has remembered (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).

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

Form of Elwin: Godly friend (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Combination of “Jar” and “-ell” suffix

Modern African American name with a unique sound

Warrior, warlike (Hebrew, from the Persian; Old Testament); rooted in the Babylonian mythical god of war Marduk.

Heroic character in The Thousand and One Nights, also called The Arabian Nights, a collection of tales from the Islamic Golden Age, compiled by various authors over many hundreds of years.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Uther: According to medieval legend, a king of Britain who was the father of King Arthur (Old English).

“Child of the freeborn” (Igbo origin)

No meaning available

Blend of “Ja” and “Monte”

“God is salvation” (Hebrew origin)

“The protector” (Kenyan origin)

Meaning unknown (South Africa).

Italian origin, African American variation meaning “angel”

The child is like a crown that brings honor to a king (Youruba, Nigeria).

“High, coastal land” (English origin)

Form of Jonah: Peace, dove (Hebrew).

Variation of “Alonzo”

No meaning available

Lion of the new city; lion from the woodland (Greek).

“Good” (French origin)

Form of Yoseph or Joseph: He shall add (Arabic, North Africa; Hebrew; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Adolphus, a Swedish form of Adolph: Noble wolf; noble hero (Old German).

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

No meaning available

Form of Beverley: Dweller at the beaver meadow or stream (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Juan, the Spanish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Jason: Healer (Greek).

No meaning available

Form of names that begin with “Al.” Alain, Alan, Allan, Allen: Handsome, cheerful, harmonious one (Irish).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Blend of two names such as Malcolm (disciple of St. Columba—Scottish Gaelic) and Marcus (little hammer; little warlike one—Latin).

“Wood or forest” (Latin origin)

John's town (Middle English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of McNeil: Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.