Discover Beautiful African American Names

Place name—country in Scandinavia.

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Mack’s stream” (Scottish origin)

Blend of “Ja” and “Monte”

Unique blend of “Ka” and “rell” suffix

Form of Alfonso, Alonzo: Noble, ready for battle (Spanish form of the German Alphonso).

Rod or staff bearer (Latin).

“God increases” (Arabic origin)

No meaning available

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Pilgrim to Rome (Italian; Late Latin).

Form of Sharp: Keen, active, quick (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Well-born one; young warrior (EV-an—Irish Gaelic; Old Welsh).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

“Spear strength” (English origin)

No meaning available

Rich and powerful (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Prosperous, wealthy one (German).

Cloth finisher; sheepshearer (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Baron: Son of strength; vigor; potency (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Son of Jay” (modern American origin)

Flourishing, thriving; trustful; first son; follower of the prophet Muhammad (Arabic, North Africa; Mandinka, West Africa; Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Reuben: Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).

Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”

Prosperous spearman (Old English).

Lime-tree wood (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

No meaning available

Blend of two names such as Sayyid (master, lord—Arabic, North Africa) and Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh).

No meaning available

Bringer of light and knowledge (Latin).

Form of Leon, a form of Leo: Lion (Latin).

Stable, tranquil (Latin).

One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Wise; intelligent (Irish Gaelic).

“Trent’s town” (English origin)

“Stone settlement” (English origin)

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

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Rasheed or Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

Dweller in a town with a tannery, from pellis: skin of a fur-bearing animal (Latin).

“Lame” (Latin origin, adapted)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Noble promise” (Swahili origin)

“Highest point” (Hebrew origin, often used with a sense of spiritual significance)

A town on a hill (English).

Shield, rim, edge (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Surname or family name given for a first or middle name: Calf (Irish).

My father returns, meaning the child looks like one of his grandfathers; or, the reincarnated grandfather of the grandson who was born soon after the grandfather’s death (bah-bah-TOON-day—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Warrior, warlike (Hebrew, from the Persian; Old Testament); rooted in the Babylonian mythical god of war Marduk.

No meaning available

From the holly-tree grove (English).

Peaceful one (English).

Greece (Hebrew; Old Testament). Javan was a son of Japheth, a son of Noah, whose descendants, after the flood, populated what is now Eurasia.

“Valley” (Scottish origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Form of Calvin: Bald one (Late Latin).

The earl’s shelter (English). Name found among descendants of slaves in Maryland during the late nineteenth century.

No meaning available

Beautiful open country (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Tae” and “Lon”

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

King (English, from the Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Word name—form of Boyce—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.

Place name—Various places in England.

Brother (Latin).

No meaning available

Ruler of the people (Old German).

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

All saints (French); bestowed on those born on or near All Saints' Day.

Son of the divine (German).

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

Dark, reddish complexion (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Of the cliff (African-American; English).

Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

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

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.

Form of Olujimi: Given by God (o-loo-JEE-me—Yoruba, Nigeria).

No meaning available

Variation of “Irvin”

Form of Koku: Born on Wednesday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

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

Form of Wesley: From the west meadow (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

River crossing; road (Old English).

Form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).