Discover Beautiful African American Names

Unique blend of “Aldon” and “-is”

Place name—state in the central United States.

No meaning available

Pleasing to Krishna, the name of a popular Hindu deity (Sanskrit).

Form of Elazar or Eleazar: God has helped (Old Testament—son of Aaron; Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Kenyatta: A traditional beaded belt that carries the meaning "light of Kenya" (Kikuyu, Kenya).

Form of Milton: Dweller at the mill town (Old English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Traveler” (German origin)

“Wealthy” (Hebrew origin)

Blend of “Ra” and “Quan”

Form of Adam: Mortal, man of the red earth; first human created by God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

“Old town” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

“Son of Carr” (Scottish origin)

Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

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 Gaspar: Treasure holder (Persian); in the New Testament, one of three kings from the East bearing gifts to the Christ child in Bethlehem.

Jasper stone (Old French).

“Hero” (English origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Na” and “Shawn”

Son of Hendry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Faithful, dedicated” (French origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

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.

The keeper of tradition (Swahili, East Africa).

“Holy stone” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Prosperous guardian (Old English).

Noble, famous (English).

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

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

Latheworker; woodworker (Latin; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Man from Wales (Old English).

Famous bearer (Italian).

Protected by Thor, the ancient Norse god of thunder (English).

Blend of “Ja” and “Mire”

“Exalted father” (Hebrew origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Badoro: A plant from the Niger river (Bambara, West Africa)).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Variation of “Pax,” meaning “peace”

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

Dweller in a small, enclosed valley (English; Scottish); surname or family given for a first or middle name.

Form of Ruggero, the Italian form of Roger: Famous spearman (Old German).

No meaning available

“God’s gift” (variation of Jesse)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Player of the rote—an early medieval stringed instrument (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Marvin: Famous friend; sea friend (English).

Form of Linwood: Dweller from the pool or waterfall near the forest (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Virtue name, meaning “bravery”

Form of Emlen, a form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).

Little; small in stature but big in love and constancy (Latin; New Testament).

Form of Herman: Army man, soldier (Old German); high-ranking person (Latin).

Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).

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

“Leader” (French origin)

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

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

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

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

Wise ruler (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Finley: Little fair-haired valorous one; fair soldier (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Daw: Light (Arabic, North Africa).

Champion (Irish Gaelic).

No meaning available

Torrent; rapid stream (Latin).

The name given Jacob by the Lord (Old Testament; Hebrew).

“Shield wolf” (English origin)

“Son of Jay” (modern American origin)

Form of Barclay: Dweller at the birch-tree meadow (Old English).

Form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); also a female name.

Form of Jessie, a form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Modern blend, inspired by “Ty” and “Zavian”

“Help” (Hebrew origin)

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

Asked for (from the Aramaic; Latin; New Testament—missionary friend of Paul and Timothy).

Slavic origin, meaning “declaration of peace”

Mercy; saved from the water (Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses).

French form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Ellis's town (English). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Dweller at the church (Old Norse; Scottish).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Adonis: Handsome lord (Greek).

No meaning available

Our master (Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Ozni: Hearing (OZ-ny—Old Testament—grandson of Jacob; Hebrew).