Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).

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

Blend of two names such as Kenneth (handsome one—Irish Gaelic; royal oath—Old English) and Bernard (brave as a bear—Old German).

Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).

Dweller from the settlement by the sea (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Moses: Mercy; saved from the water (Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses).

Trendy combination of “Brae” and “-lon” suffix

Blend of two names such as Boyce (word name—English, Irish, and Scottish forms of bois: wood, dweller by the wood—Old French—surname or family name given for a first or middle name) and Reid (one who has red hair—Scottish; surname or family name given for a first or middle name).

Form of Jason: Healer (Greek).

Son of Lawrence: From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin); English or Scottish surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the French Sylvestre and the Latin Silvester: Dweller from the forest.

Combination of “Da” and “Shawn,” meaning “God is gracious”

Land worker; farmer (Latin, from the Greek).

“Forest worker” (English origin)

“Ridge farm” (English origin)

Form of Oswald: Divinely powerful (German, borrowed from the English).

Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).

White or blond one (Dutch).

Form of Otis: Acute hearing (Greek).

“Son of Edward” (English origin)

Form of Themba: Hope (TEHM-bah—Xhosa, South Africa).

Born away from home (Yoruba, Nigeria).

“Peace” (Zulu origin)

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Blend of two names such as Quinn (wise; intelligent—Irish Gaelic) and Shawn (God is good, gracious—Irish).

From the old estate or town (Old English).

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

“Nobleman” (English origin)

Unique blend inspired by “Lazaro”

No meaning available

“Valley” (English origin)

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

Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (Old German).

The truly bold; noble; sacred prince; genuine (Anglo-French; German).

Castle (Hebrew).

Form of Golding: Son of the golden one (Old English).

From the garden (Old Norse).

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

Form of Wilbert: Resolute, brilliant one (Old German).

No meaning available

Modern blend of “Amir” with “-ion” suffix

Spanish origin, meaning “wise power”

Day-bright; brilliant; noble (Old English).

Dark one (Latin); from Adria, an ancient town in central Italy.

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

No meaning available

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

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

Hill of the powwow (pow-hat-an—Algonquin, Native North American).

From the wilds (Latin).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Mature counselor (German).

Form of Quincy: Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Dion or Dennis, forms of Dionysos: God of wine and revelry (Greek).

Unique blend, with roots in “Zaire”

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

From the Scandinavian country Denmark (Old Norse).

Created name from African-American culture.

Chief; genius (ah-LO-yeh—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Divinely strong (German).

Peaceful (sah-LEEM—Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Seen” (Yoruba origin)

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

Form of Ford: River crossing (Old English).

“Wealthy” (Hebrew origin)

“Clever warrior” (English origin)

Modern African American name

“Peace” (Hebrew origin)

Great chief (Old Welsh); surname or family given for a first or middle name.

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

Freeman, peasant, man (English).

From an unattested Old Norse personal name: Farmstead, settlement; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the black or dark water (Scottish Gaelic).

Form of Levell: Beloved ruler (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

A military man (Latin).

Dangerous undertaking.

Son of James, English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Keeper of records (English and Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Greater (Latin); surname, family name, or military rank given for a first or middle name.

Unique blend of “La” and “Quan”

No meaning available

Dweller at the crossroads; toll collector (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Priceless” (Americanized form of Antoine)

Vain (Latin).

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).

From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin).

No meaning available

King (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Generous” (Arabic origin)

“Dyer” (shortened form of Dexter)

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

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