Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Christian: Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).

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

“Enclosed meadow” (English origin)

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

Form of Lewis, a form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Dweller at the thorny estate (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

“Small” (Welsh origin, often used in African American culture)

“Strong, brave bear” (variation of Bernard)

Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

Place name—capital city of England and the United Kingdom.

“Warm” (Scottish origin)

No meaning available

“Fortified hill” (Spanish origin)

“Third son” (modern African American origin)

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

“God is gracious” (English origin)

Martial one (Italian; Latin).

From the new estate or town (Old English).

No meaning available

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).

Calf herdsman (English).

Blend of two names such as Lee (from the pasture meadow—Old English; poetic—Irish Gaelic) and Darryl (little dear or beloved one—French).

“One who is blessed” (modern American origin)

Form of Husain or Husayn, a form of Hasan or Hassan: Good, handsome, beautiful (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Noble one (Latin).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Resolute, brilliant one (Old German).

Meaning unknown (Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Northern guardian (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Descendant of the hound of valor (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Abram: Exalted father (Hebrew; Old Testament—Abraham’s name before God changed it). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

Rest; comfort (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Blend of “Sha” and “Quan”

No meaning available

“Gray” (Welsh origin)

Gray-haired one (Old Welsh); from Celtic mythology.

Variation of “Pax,” meaning “peace”

No meaning available

Arabic origin, meaning “helper”

“Roof maker” (English origin)

Form of Leiandros: Lion man; brave one (Greek).

Gemstone name, meaning “black”

Arabic origin, meaning “generous,” popular in African American culture

Dweller at the crag or rock (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

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

From the Welsh "du": Black; dark one.

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

“Bringer of treasure” (Persian origin)

Unique spelling of “Farren,” meaning “adventurous”

Blend of “Dan” and “-trell” suffix

No meaning available

Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (West Africa).

Blend of “Ky” and “Ron”

Bold and daring (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

French form of Jacob: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar (Latin).

Form of Mackeggie or Mackaggie: Son of Adam (Scottish Gaelic). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Modern blend of “Ky” and “-len”

Form of William: Resolute protector (German).

Form of Gary: Spear; spearman (Old English).

“Works with a lathe” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique blend of “De” and “Quandre”

Place of the roses (Greek).

Spanish origin, meaning “courteous”

Form of Marquis: Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

From the north estate (Old Anglo-French).

“Of Mars, warlike” (modern African American origin)

Elf ruler (English).

Form of the Spanish or Italian Alfonso, a form of the Old German Alphonse: Noble and ready; eager for battle.

Dwells in Scotland (English).

Modern African American name

Form of the French surname Bobeaux. Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“God” (Yoruba origin, often used as a prefix for many Yoruba names)

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Soldier armed with a spear; maker of spears (Middle English); surname or family name give for a first or middle name.

Form of Calvin: Bald one (Late Latin).

No meaning available

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

Hebrew origin, meaning “field of God”

“Youthful” (Latin origin)

Unique blend of “De” and “Marrion”

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

No meaning available

From the town near the clearing in the woods (Scottish).

“Son of Carr” (Scottish origin)

Son of shield (Old English).

Form of Romanus: Man from Rome (French; Latin).

Army man, soldier (Old German).