Discover Beautiful African American Names

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Word name—the French word tres (tray): Three.

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Mighty power (Old Norse).

Dweller at the sandy ford (English).

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“Success” (West African origin)

English origin, meaning “grace of God”

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Bringer of light and knowledge (Latin).

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

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

“Brewer” (English origin)

Dutch form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament); pronunciation: yahn.

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Created name from African-American culture, a form of Enslow: A place name in Oxfordshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Brian: Strong one (Celtic).

Form of Jaron: To sing, to cry out (Hebrew).

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Form of Judah: Praise (Hebrew; Old Testament).

On the toes (French).

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

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

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

From Anatolios: Sunrise, daybreak, dawn; man from the East (AN-uh-tohl—Greek).

Unique variation of “Amari”

Variation of “Andre”

Blend of “Terry” and “-ion” suffix

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

“Great hill” (Scottish origin)

Unique modern name

“Ruler” (Italian origin)

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

Form of Dean: Dweller in the valley (Old English); surname or family given for a first or middle name.

Government (Amharic, Ethiopia).

Gemstone name, meaning “black”

Dweller near the field overgrown with roses (Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Fire” (English origin)

Hebrew origin, meaning “warrior”

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Lyman: Man of the meadow (Middle English).

Modern African American name

If pronounced "gy-an," form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).

Shortened form of “Zephaniah”

“Famous warrior” (English origin)

Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Hazelnut tree (Old English).

“Dove” (Scottish origin)

“Wide island” (French origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

“God is with us” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American communities)

Blend of “Omar” and “-ion” suffix

From the deer forest (Old Norse).

Light; born at dawn (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.

Blend of two words or names such as the month of June and Julius (youthful; downy-bearded one—Latin).

“One who divides goods fairly” (Arabic origin)

Genuine; of excellent quality (English).

“Noble promise” (Swahili origin)

“Generous” (Arabic origin)

Unique African American name

Curly-haired one (Latin; New Testament).

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English form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

“God is gracious” (English origin)

Form of Vance: Grain thresher; dweller near the grain-winnowing fans or marshlands (Middle English).

“A Breton” (French origin)

“Bright pledge” (German origin)

Form of Brad, a form of Bradford: From the broad river crossing (English).

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

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

Modern African American name

Modern blend of “Tray” and “Von”

“Handsome” (Swahili origin)

Form of Jerome: Sacred or holy name (Greek; Latin).

Form of Aristaeus: One pertaining to a noble (ahr-ih-STAY-us—Greek). From Greek mythology.

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

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Unique African American name

Form of Yoseph or Joseph: He shall add (YOO-suf—Arabic, North Africa; Hebrew; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Nikolaos: Victorious army; victorious people; victorious one (Greek).

Modern African American name with a unique sound

Form of Brutus: Heavy; dull  (Latin); one of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

His name is of God (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Dweller at the church forest (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

One who praises (Latin).

Blend of “Ra” and “Shawn”

Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

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