Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Virgil: Rod or staff bearer (Latin).

Place name—The continent of Africa reminded early enslaved people of their homeland.

“Son of Nicholas” (English origin)

From the wine town (English).

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

Unique African American name

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

“Stone settlement” (English origin)

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“Overseer” (English origin)

“Of the forest” (modern African American origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

French origin, meaning “nobleman,” popular in African American culture

Form of Chester: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Small songbird (Old English).

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Administrator (Latin).

Form of Darrell: Little dear or beloved one (French).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

“Crowned” (modern American origin)

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One who lives on the edge of an escarpment (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. The surname of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is used as a first or middle name in honor of the slain activist.

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Form of Cheney, a form of Chesney: From the name of a place in Yonne, France (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“White hawk” (Welsh origin)

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

Form of Vidal: Full of life (bee-DAHL—Spanish).

“Fertile upland” (Welsh origin)

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Form of Arnall, from Arnhold: Eagle-gracious (French; Old German).

Name that honors Saint Elmo, an early bishop and martyr of the Christian faith. He is the patron saint of sailors.

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

Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).

“Priceless” (Americanized form of Antoine)

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).

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

Red-haired person (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name:

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Form of Cuffee, a form of Koffi: Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

Strong (Fulani, West Africa).

Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).

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

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Blend of two names such as Moses (mercy; saved from the water—Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses) and Keziah, a form of Ketziah: (a type of cinnamon—(Hebrew; Old Testament—second daughter of Job, born to him after his great affliction).

“Ironworker” (English origin)

African origin, meaning “one who brings joy”

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“Gray-haired” (Welsh origin)

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Created name from African-American culture.

“Noble, courteous” (English origin)

Blend of “Deon” and “Trey”

Latin origin, meaning “star”

From the pool or waterfall (Old Welsh).

From the narrow river (English; Irish Gaelic; Scottish).

Form of the French surname Degrasse, a name first found in Provence.

“Gift of God” (modern African American name)

English origin, meaning “nobleman, warrior”

Fierce chief or fierce lord, red-haired; ruddy one (Old Welsh).

Lively, aggressive; strife (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Heir” (Scandinavian origin)

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

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

Modern African American name

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

Upright, just one (Old French).

Blend of “Rod” and “-ion” suffix

Form of Brent: Dweller by the burnt land (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Field of spears (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Blessed” (Latin origin)

“Mind, intellect” (German origin)

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Combination of “La” and “Monte”

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“Wooded valley” (English origin)

“Flourishing, prosperous” (Arabic origin)

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

Form of Stephen, a form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

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

Form of Antaios: An adversary; one who is opposite (an-TEE-us—Greek).

Unique African American name

John's town (Middle English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Son of James” (English origin)

Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).

“Ellis’s town” (English origin)