Discover Beautiful African American Names

Mighty power (Old Norse).

Form of Lynn: From the lake, pool, or waterfall (Old Welsh); predominantly a female name.

“Manly” (variation of Andrew)

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).

Form of Ronald: Mighty power (Old Norse).

“Exalted father” (Hebrew origin)

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

Unique modern name

Unique African American name

Modern African American name with unique spelling

From the Welsh "du": Black; dark one.

From the triangular or gore-shaped hill; from the marshes (Old English).

“My messenger” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American culture)

God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Augustine: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Blond one (Old Flemish).

No meaning available

Combination of “Le” and “Shaun”

Unique spelling variation of “Antoine”

The Lord will hear (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Name that transferred from Normandy to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066 (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the cottage or country estate; barn for cows (Old English).

No meaning available

“Love me” or “loved by God” (Yoruba origin)

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).

Owner of a grassy plain; territory (Middle English, from the German).

No meaning available

“Guide” (South African origin)

No meaning available

“Wise” (Arabic origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Jalal: Greatness (jah-LAL—Arabic, North Africa).

Form of Donnell, a 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

Form of Hubert: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).

Quarrelsome (Middle German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Physically and morally attractive (jah-MEEL—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa). Also spelled Jamili and Jamiil.

Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dyer (Middle English).

No meaning available

Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

Place name—City in the state of Texas in the United States.

Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).

A modern twist on “Aldric,” meaning “old and wise ruler”

“Little star” (English origin)

Unique African American name

Form of Jabari: Fearless person, brave one; comforter, bringer of consolation (Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

Powerful, brave (Old German).

Combined name: Yves (yew, the type of wood for bow making—French; Germanic origin) and Emmanuel (God with us—Hebrew; Old Testament).

Unique blend of “Ni” and “Von”

Unique modern name

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Modern African American name

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Dennis, the English form of Denis, the French form of Dionysos, Greek mythological God of wine and revelry.

In mythology, a Titan compelled to hold the world on his shoulders (Greek).

Form of Montague: Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Speckled” (English origin)

Form of Siegmund: Glorious protector (Old German).

Form of Piers, an Old French form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

Worth, merit (Arabic, North Africa).

No meaning available

Grain grinder (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Jerrold, a form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).

Gift of God (Hebrew; New Testament).

Modern African American name

Created name from African-American culture.

Honored title given to a sovereign (Old French).

Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

Latin origin, meaning “fifth,” adapted in African American communities

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Ahmadou, a West African form of Ahmed: More commendable, praiseworthy (Arabic, North Africa).

Form of Liron: The song is mine (Hebrew).

No meaning available

“Fire” (Latin origin)

“Gift of God” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

Keeper of the grains (English; French).

From the old manor (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of the word honest: Free from fraud or deception (Latin).

Meaning unknown (Mali).

“Alder tree” (French origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Ra” and “Shaud”

English origin, meaning “safe place”

From the dear or daring settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

English origin, meaning “spear ruler”

Helmeted head; helmeted chief (Irish Gaelic); old Irish and Scottish clan name. Surname of the thirty-fifth president of the United States (John F. Kennedy).

Elegance (Swahili, East Africa).

Latin origin, meaning “tender, gracious,” used widely

Form of Wallace: Man from Wales (Old English).

“Ironworker” (English origin)

Rebel (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

English form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

Son of life; man of religion (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available