Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

“Son of Edward” (English origin)

Powerful (Old English).

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

“God listens” (Hebrew origin)

No meaning available

Little blessed one (Latin-French).

Form of Marquis: Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

Form of Keto: Depth (Swahili, East Africa).

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early nineteenth-century New England.

Meaning and origin unknown.

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.

No meaning available

Form of Wyman: Warrior (Old English).

Commander, leader, ruler; prince (ah-MEER-ee—Swahili, East Africa).

“The river that swallows all rivers” (African origin, widely adapted)

Unique African American name

Blend of “Jamar” and “Marcus”

No meaning available

Variation of “Cameron”

Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

Charming, clever, beguiling (English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Juan, the Spanish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

English origin, meaning “spear ruler”

Hazelnut tree (Old English).

No meaning available

“Manly” (shortened form of Andre, modern American origin)

Virtue name, modern African American origin

No meaning available

Form of Baron: Son of strength; vigor; potency (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Ra” and “Shaud”

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

Determined peacemaker (German).

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

Variation of “Roman,” meaning “from Rome”

Tell me (oo-SEH-nee—Yao, Malawi).

Vain (Latin).

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

“Fair town” (modern American origin)

Variation of “Marco” with “De” prefix

No meaning available

“Sea warrior” (Irish origin)

Form of Husain or Husayn, a form of Hasan or Hassan: Good, handsome, beautiful (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Chapman: Merchant (Middle English; Old English).

German origin, meaning “wise ruler”

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Noble and ready; eager for battle (Old German).

Form of Nogomo: He will prosper (n-GO-mo—Central Africa).

From the great estate or town (French).

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

“Nobleman” (English origin)

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

Place by the spring (Scandinavian).

No meaning available

“Help” (Hebrew origin)

“Keeper of grain” (English origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

No meaning available

A good spear thrower (Old English).

Son of the servant of Saint Fintan, the old white one (Anglo-Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dark, reddish complexion (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Shirrell: From the parish of Cherhill or Shirwell; clear spring (Anglo-Saxon). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Brown-haired one (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Little hills” (variation of Terence)

Spanish form of Aemilius: Industrious one; rival (Latin).

“Defender of the people” (Greek origin)

Relative, kinsman (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique spelling, modern African American name

“Of Mars, warlike” (modern African American origin)

Dweller at the thorny estate (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

Modern African American name

Form of Aldrich: Old, wise ruler (German).

Arrow maker (Middle English).

Form of Chuslum: Bull (chuh-sluhm—Nez Percé, Native North American).

Curly-haired one (Latin; New Testament).

Great spearsman or marksman; spearlike or pointed (Irish Gaelic).

No meaning available

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

“Battle” (modern American origin)

Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Shea”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ron, a form of Ronald: Mighty power (Old Norse).

No meaning available

Place name—county in England and sixteen places in the United States.

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

“Thin, lean” (Scottish origin)

Noble leader (English).

“Priceless” (variation of Anthony, widely used)

Place name—capital city of England and the United Kingdom.

“Well-born” (Greek origin, widely used)

From the friend’s field (Old English).

“Ruler of the world” (Irish origin, popular in African American communities)

Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my light”

No meaning available