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Jack
♡Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Jim
♡Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.
Silas
♡“Wood or forest” (Latin origin)
Julian
♡Greek form of Julius: Youthful; downy-bearded one (Latin).
Malcolm
♡Disciple of St. Columba (Scottish Gaelic).
Cardarion
♡No meaning available
Ysaye
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Fuller
♡One who shrinks cloth (English).
Stanton
♡From the stony estate (Old English).
Duran
♡Form of Durant: The enduring one (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Terrance
♡Form of Terence: Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).
Halson
♡Son of Hall: Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).
Jermaine
♡French origin, meaning “brotherly,” popular in African American culture
Jaymore
♡No meaning available
Felrath
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Quasar
♡Heavenly object that emits powerful blue light and radio waves (KWAY-zar). It is larger than a star and smaller than a galaxy.
Montrell
♡“Mountain” (modern American origin)
Jamarico
♡No meaning available
Stanley
♡“Stone meadow” (English origin)
Lander
♡Owner of a grassy plain; territory (Middle English, from the German).
Yandel
♡Modern African American name
Hamlet
♡Little home (Old Franco-German).
Parelle
♡No meaning available
Raekwon
♡Blend of “Rae” and “Kwon”
LaRon
♡Combination of “La” and “Ron”
Demarre
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Darrin
♡Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).
Lashon
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn or Sean: God is good, gracious (Irish).
Veshone
♡No meaning available
Lamont
♡French origin, meaning “lawyer,” adapted in African American culture
Shavonte
♡Combination of “Sha” and “Vonte”
Kennedy
♡Helmeted head; helmeted chief (Irish Gaelic); old Irish and Scottish clan name. Surname of the thirty-fifth president of the United States (John F. Kennedy).
Eldridge
♡Mature counselor (German).
Lacy
♡Form of Lassy: Settlement of Lascius (English, from the Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Tobias
♡Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Garfield
♡Field of spears (English).
Niram
♡No meaning available
Marquise
♡No meaning available
Danny
♡Form of Daniel: God is my judge (Hebrew; Old Testament—major prophet).
Kemonte
♡Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”
Sha'quan
♡No meaning available
Diondre
♡Combination of “Dion” and “Andre”
Eyton
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Duke
♡“Leader” (English origin)
Na’im
♡Benevolent; content, happy (nah-EEM—Arabic, North Africa).
Jirani
♡No meaning available
Zack
♡Form of Zachariah: Jehovah has remembered (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Lemarcus
♡Combination of “Le” and “Marcus”
Rakkan
♡No meaning available
Caesar
♡Long-haired or hairy; through use, emperor (Latin).
Obasi
♡“In honor of God” (Igbo origin)
Ohan
♡No meaning available
Bunk
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Cameron
♡Wry or crooked nose (Scottish Gaelic); also a Scottish clan name.
Decatur
♡Place name—towns in seventeen U.S. states.
Thatcher
♡“Roof maker” (English origin)
Louis
♡Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).
Ragan
♡Form of Regin: Judgment (reeg-un—Old Norse).
Kermit
♡Free man (Irish Gaelic).
Xavious
♡Unique blend, inspired by “Xavier”
Yadean
♡No meaning available
Mensah
♡Third-born son (MEN-sah—Ewe, Ghana).
Théophile
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Theophilus: Beloved of God (Greek; New Testament).
Semaj
♡James spelled backward
Raji
♡“Hopeful” (Arabic origin)
Montez
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Pedro
♡Portuguese and Spanish form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).
Taylen
♡No meaning available
Molineaux
♡Dweller by the mill (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Preston
♡Dweller at the priest’s place (Old English).
Quincey
♡Form of Quincy: Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chinedu
♡“God leads” (Igbo origin)
Tanner
♡Leathermaker (English; German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Caleb
♡“Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)
Leopold
♡Bold for the people (Old German).
Lyman
♡No meaning available
Zalen
♡No meaning available
Leland
♡“Meadow land” (English origin)
Glen
♡“Valley” (Scottish origin)
Salem
♡Place name—city in twenty-nine states in the United States.
Hamadi
♡Praised (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Melchor
♡Spanish form of Melchior: King city; king of light (Judeo-Christian legend).
Granville
♡From the great estate or town (French).
Jalal
♡No meaning available
Cortell
♡Unique blend of “Cor” and “-tell”
Armstead
♡Meaning and origin unknown. Name used among free black men since the 18th century.
Gale
♡Lively one (Old English).
Jahmiah
♡No meaning available
Xeric
♡No meaning available
DeCovan
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Antwan
♡“Priceless” (Americanized form of Antoine)
Wilmer
♡English origin, meaning “famous”
Tyler
♡“Tile maker” (English origin)
Felix
♡Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).
LeVance
♡Form of Vance: Grain thresher; dweller near the grain-winnowing fans or marshlands (Middle English).
Prakazrel
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Aakhut
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Eugene
♡“Well-born” (Greek origin, widely used)
Donjuan
♡Form of Juan, the Spanish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Tucker
♡“Garment maker” (English origin)
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