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  • Gordon

    “Great hill” (Scottish origin)

  • Ceon

    Variation of “Sean” with unique spelling

  • Dallevante

    No meaning available

  • Trayvon

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Blaine

    “Thin, lean” (Scottish origin)

  • Raymonn

    Form of Raymond: Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

  • Telvis

    No meaning available

  • Louvell

    No meaning available

  • Bertram

    Brilliant raven; he shall be famous (English; German).

  • Eyton

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Delano

    “Of the night” (French origin)

  • Marquice

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

  • Trevin

    Blend of “Trey” and “Vin”

  • Jamaal

    Elegance (Swahili, East Africa).

  • Hank

    “Home ruler” (short form of Henry)

  • Demetri

    “Lover of the earth” (Greek origin, adapted)

  • Riguel

    No meaning available

  • Mahmoud

    Fulfillment (Muslim).

  • Urelles

    No meaning available

  • Terrence

    Form of Terence: Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).

  • Emlen

    Form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).

  • Rodney

    Famous one’s island (Old English).

  • Blake

    “Fair-haired” (English origin, modern American adaptation)

  • Atlas

    “Bearer of the heavens” (Greek origin)

  • Naheem

    Variation of “Naeem,” meaning “gracious”

  • Abel

    “Breath” (Hebrew origin)

  • Lorand

    Dweller of the province of Lorraine (Scottish, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Tevari

    No meaning available

  • Hammon

    Form of Hammond: Home; high protection (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early nineteenth-century New England.

  • Bayard

    Reddish-brown-haired and powerful (Old English).

  • Antwon

    “Priceless” (variation of Antoine)

  • Whitney

    From the white-haired one’s island (Old English).

  • Kemonte

    Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”

  • Finian

    Irish origin, meaning “white”

  • Tyquan

    Blend of “Ty” and “Quan”

  • Juba

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Houston

    “Hugh’s town” (Scottish origin)

  • Portsmouth

    Place name—city in New Hampshire. Name given to enslaved men in eighteenth-century New Hampshire.

  • Julius

    “Youthful” (Latin origin)

  • Khyree

    No meaning available

  • Guy

    Warrior (Old German).

  • Arzie

    Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Sutton

    Dweller from the southern settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Yajeel

    No meaning available

  • Conrad

    “Brave counsel” (German origin)

  • Ulysses

    Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

  • Brett

    “A Breton” (French origin)

  • Awadagin

    Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).

  • Stephone

    Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

  • Freddie

    Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

  • Derek

    Ruler of the people (Old German).

  • Miller

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

  • Weston

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

  • Lansing

    Son of Lans (Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Levardis

    Form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

  • Dewey

    Form of Dewi, Welsh form of David: Beloved one (Hebrew; Old Testament—King of Israel).

  • Truett

    “Little hill” (English origin)

  • Charles

    “Freeman” (German origin)

  • Augie

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

  • Ambrose

    “Immortal” (Greek origin)

  • Kareem

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

  • Owen

    Well-born one; young warrior (Old Welsh).

  • Donjuan

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

  • Hasani

    “Handsome” (Swahili origin)

  • Laroy

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

  • Judah

    Praise (Hebrew; Old Testament).

  • Navier

    No meaning available

  • Crispus

    Curly-haired one (Latin; New Testament).

  • Khari

    Kingly (Swahili, East Africa).

  • Carroll

    Champion (Irish Gaelic).

  • Alcee

    Famous bearer (Italian).

  • Ovell

    Unique blend of “O” and “Vell”

  • Granville

    From the great estate or town (French).

  • Ashton

    “Ash tree town” (English origin)

  • Latif

    Arabic origin, meaning “kind, gentle”

  • 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.

  • Midian

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Manu

    Second-born child (man-NOO—Akan, Ghana).

  • Norman

    Man of the North (English; French).

  • Shaquan

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Dwane

    No meaning available

  • Henrick

    Form of Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).

  • Cabell

    Blend of two names such as Cain (smith, craftsman—Hebrew; Old Testament, first-born son of Adam and Eve) and Abel (breath—Hebrew; Old Testament, second-born son of Adam and Eve).

  • Kamar

    No meaning available

  • Ronald

    Mighty power (Old Norse).

  • Bandele

    Born away from home (Yoruba, Nigeria).

  • Tanner

    Leathermaker (English; German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Rohan

    Ascending, rising (Sanskrit).

  • Kirk

    “Church” (Scottish origin)

  • Ngomo

    Form of Nogomo: He will prosper (n-GO-mo—Central Africa).

  • Darrell

    Little dear or beloved one (French).

  • Percy

    To destroy (English, from the Greek Perseus); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Khalil

    Arabic origin, meaning “friend,” used widely

  • Eubie

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

  • Artie

    Form of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

  • Haille

    Form of Haile: Meaning and origin unknown (HY-lee).

  • Jennings

    Form of the Middle English Jenyn, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Avery

    Elf ruler (English).

  • Isiah

    “God is salvation” (Hebrew origin)

  • Quindon

    Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

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Do you include both traditional and modern African American names?

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