Discover Beautiful African American Names

Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).

“Badger” (English origin)

Shortened form of “Zephaniah”

Free holder of land (Middle English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Ja” and “Quan,” commonly used in African American communities

“Warlike” (Polish origin)

No meaning available

Modern variation of “Eric,” meaning “ever ruler”

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

Unique African American name with a modern sound

Combination of “Ray” and “Sean”

Form of Basil: Kingly; magnificent (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Youkioma: Almost perfect (Hopi, Native North American).

From the style of American music jazz; origin unknown.

Form of Hastings: Son of the severe, violent one (Old English).

No meaning available

Well born; noble (Greek).

No meaning available

Form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Form of Chico: Boy, lad (Spanish).

Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.

Hero in good health, or from the hall (Old English).

Sea tide (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Fiery or ardent one (Latin).

“Ascended, uplifted” (Hebrew origin)

Keeper of the garden (English; French).

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown.

Noble and ready; eager for battle (Spanish variation of the German Alphonso).

Form of Darshan: Vision; to see, to perceive (Hindi, India; from the Sanskrit).

Form of Marcus: Little hammer; little warlike one (Latin). Rooted in Mars, the Roman god of war.

No meaning available

Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

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

Form of Nedaviah: Generosity of the Lord (NED-ah-VY-ah—Hebrew).

Modern African American name

Form of Rosso: Red-haired or red-bearded one (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Terrell: Ruler of thunder (Old English); rooted in Thor, the mystical Norse god of thunder.

No meaning available

Swineherder (English, Irish, and Welsh, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Round hill” (Scottish origin)

Unique African American name

Blend of two names such as Vernon (youthful, springlike—Latin) and Bernard (brave as a bear—Old German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vachel: Little cow (Old French).

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

Divine messenger; messenger of God (Greek).

No meaning available

Upright, just one (Old French).

Son of shield (Old English).

“Battle worthy” (French origin)

Form of Lot: To cover (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).

Form of Ambrosios: Immortal, divine (Greek).

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

English origin, meaning “hill settlement”

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in late eighteenth-century New England.

Spanish form of Clement: Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).

“Conqueror” (Latin origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

No meaning available

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

Combination of “La” and “Shawn”

Strong as an eagle (Old German).

Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Warm” (Scottish origin)

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.

Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Modern variation of “Omar”

No meaning available

Place name—a place in Greater Manchester, England: Settlement of Cara's people; dwellers at the rocky settlement (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Dark warrior” (Irish origin)

“Brave, powerful” (English origin)

French origin, meaning “God is gracious”

Form of Vernon: Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

Unique African American name

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

Place name—an estate in southwestern Glasgow (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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).

Noble one (Latin).

Form of Robin, a form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Of the cliff (African-American; English).

“The inspirer” (African origin)

No meaning available

“Speckled” (English origin, modern American adaptation)

“Supplanter” (variation of Jacob, modern American origin)

Meaning unknown (West Africa).

No meaning available

Unique blend of “Mar” and “Quavious”

Place name—city in Japan (KOH-bay).

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

Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).

No meaning available

Old, wise protector or friend; friendly (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“High, coastal land” (English origin)