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  • Du Bose

    Form of Du Bois: Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Trey

    “Third” (modern American origin)

  • Vallery

    Form of Valery or Valerian: Strong, healthy, powerful (Late Latin).

  • Gable

    “God is my strength” (Hebrew origin)

  • Dimaggio

    Form of Maggio, referring to the month of May (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Niyi

    Meaning unknown (NEE-ye—Nigeria).

  • Van

    Form of Evan, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

  • Garland

    From the spearland (Old English).

  • Acqwon

    No meaning available

  • Leander

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

  • Stuart

    “Steward” (Scottish origin)

  • Kaleel

    Variation of “Khalil”

  • Shawon

    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).

  • Cazzie

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Rakkan

    No meaning available

  • Priamus

    Form of Primus: First (Latin).

  • Ernest

    “Serious, determined” (German origin)

  • Norward

    Northern guardian (Old English).

  • Kree

    Unique African American name

  • Randall

    “Wolf shield” (English origin)

  • Sheldon

    “Steep valley” (English origin)

  • Adrian

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

  • Hightower

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

  • Philando

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Jonathan

    Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

  • Wilkins

    Son of Wilkin, an Old English form of William: Resolute protector (Old German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Otis

    Acute hearing (Greek).

  • Dale

    Dweller in the valley (Old English).

  • Wiley

    Charming, clever, beguiling (English).

  • Dekario

    Unique variation of “Dakarai”

  • Wilmer

    Beloved, famous, and resolute (German).

  • Renaud

    French form of Reginald: Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

  • Rubin

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

  • Tijani

    No meaning available

  • Dennis

    English form of Denis, the French form of Dionysos, Greek mythological God of wine and revelry.

  • Imani

    “Faith” (Swahili origin)

  • Kelford

    No meaning available

  • Denver

    “Green valley” (French origin)

  • Hayward

    Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).

  • Lathon

    Unique modern name

  • Dasante

    No meaning available

  • Denito

    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.

  • Xaevan

    No meaning available

  • Elvan

    No meaning available

  • Sullivan

    Black-eyed one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Obo

    Meaning and origin unknown.

  • Kendrick

    “Royal power” (Scottish origin, commonly used in African American culture)

  • Jawaad

    Generous (Swahili, East Africa).

  • Shawn

    Form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

  • Lyman

    No meaning available

  • Percy

    To destroy (English, from the Greek Perseus); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Corder

    Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Terrance

    “Tender” (variation of Terrence)

  • Clifton

    From the cliff estate or town (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Wesley

    “West meadow” (English origin)

  • Obasi

    “In honor of God” (Igbo origin)

  • Cliff

    Form of Clifford: From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Ansel

    “God’s protection” (German origin)

  • Marqués

    No meaning available

  • Ifa

    The god of divination; a tool for removing pulp of green calabash; good luck, gain (ee-FEH, EE-fay—Yoruba, Nigeria).

  • Gill

    Form of Gilbert: Brilliant pledge or hostage (Old French).

  • Jonas

    Form of Jonah: Peace, dove (Hebrew).

  • Davarius

    No meaning available

  • Stephon

    “Crowned” (modern American origin)

  • Geno

    Form of Gino, a form of Eugenio (Italian).

  • Quade

    “Born fourth” (Irish origin, adapted in African American culture)

  • Zamani

    “Of the past” (Swahili origin)

  • Geovonni

    Variation of “Giovanni,” meaning “God is gracious”

  • Everett

    English form of Evert: Strong or brave as a boar; always true (Dutch).

  • Tecumseh

    Goes through one place to another, referring to a shooting star (Shawnee, Native North American).

  • Sigby

    Meaning unknown (African-American); name found among enslaved men in New England at the time of the Revolutionary War.

  • York

    Boar tree estate (Old English).

  • Paulos

    Form of Paul: Little; small in stature but big in love and constancy (Amharic, Ethiopia; Latin; New Testament).

  • Delbert

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

  • Funt

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Taliaferro

    Form of Tagliaferro: Ironworker (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Vandell

    Created name from African-American culture.

  • Rajan

    Sanskrit origin, meaning “king”

  • Simeon

    Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”

  • Immanuel

    Variation of “Emmanuel,” meaning “God is with us”

  • Ewin

    Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).

  • Damarco

    No meaning available

  • Willis

    Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

  • Max

    Form of Maxwell: Greatest in excellence; great pool or spring (Irish; Latin; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

  • Quinn

    Wise; intelligent (Irish Gaelic).

  • Darnell

    “Hidden nook” (English origin, modern African American adaptation)

  • Purcell

    No meaning available

  • Glenn

    “Valley” (Scottish origin)

  • Stanton

    “Stone settlement” (English origin)

  • Marcus

    “Warlike” (Latin origin)

  • Garnett

    Keeper of the grains (English; French).

  • Jamar

    “Handsome or beautiful” (modern American origin)

  • Louis

    Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

  • De’Mari

    Blend of “De” and “Mari”

  • Pharrell

    “Hero” (English origin, popularized by musician Pharrell Williams)

  • Tyriq

    Modern variation of “Tariq”

  • Newport

    Place name—city in Rhode Island. Name found among free and enslaved black men in late eighteenth-century New England.

  • Otis

    “Wealth” (German origin)

  • Barron

    English origin, meaning “nobleman, warrior”

  • Darryl

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

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Do you include both traditional and modern African American names?

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2

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