Discover Beautiful African American Names

English form of Merlin: Dweller in the fortress by the sea (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Flora: Flower; Roman goddess of flowers (Latin).

“Town on a cliff” (English origin)

Form of Jonathan: Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

The king likes me (ah-bah-FEH-mee—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Blend of “Ja” and “Vaughn”

“Fifth born” (French origin, popularized by Quincy Jones)

Wolf counsel (Old English).

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

“Thankful” (modern African American origin)

Modern blend of “Tre” and “Vian”

“Gravelly homestead” (Scottish origin)

Form of Ford: River crossing (Old English).

Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Niall: Champion (Irish Gaelic).

Unique modern name

No meaning available

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

English form of Griffith: Fierce chief or fierce lord, red-haired; ruddy one (Old Welsh).

“Mill town” (English origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“Wisdom” (Ghanaian origin)

“Prince” (Irish origin)

Son of Gray (Irish; Scottish).

Hero in good health, or from the hall (Old English).

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

No meaning available

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Gracious protector (English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Baron: A title of nobility (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

No meaning available

“Remembered by God” (variation of Zachary)

Form of Coujoe: Born on Monday (Ewe, Ghana).

Lordly one (Greek).

Form of Darshan: Vision; to see, to perceive (Hindi, India; from the Sanskrit).

No meaning available

Arabic origin, meaning “leopard”

Form of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture (leh-MONE).

Form of Jaleel: Majesty (Arabic, North America).

Residence in a valley; from the lowest part of the valley (Anglo-Saxon; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Spanish and Italian form of Laurence: From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin).

Form of Damian, a form of Damianos: Tamer; one who makes men gentle (Greek).

White one's estate (Old English).

“Strong ruler” (variation of Richard)

Soldier armed with a spear; maker of spears (Middle English); surname or family name give for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Renowned warrior” (German origin)

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

Unique blend of “Ty” and “Rail”

Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).

No meaning available

“Horn” (English origin, popularized in African American culture)

Word name—The time of day when the sun appears above the horizon.

Word name—Question; doubt (Latin).

Son of Dick, a form of Richard (Old English; Scottish).

Blend of “Dan” and “-trell” suffix

Dweller in a house with an upper floor (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Form of Montague: Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Thorny patch” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Salaam: Peace (Swahili, East Africa; Senegal).

“Free man” (Latin origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

Sea friend (Old English).

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.

Place name—Island of the West Indies archipelago, located off the coast of Florida (Spanish).

Lion (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

“One who is blessed” (modern American origin)

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

Noble and ready; eager for battle (Spanish variation of the German Alphonso).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Variation of “Antoine,” meaning “priceless”

Modern variation of “Xavier”

Form for a name that begins with “Red,” such as Redford, a form of Radford, a place name in England.

Form of Piers, an Old French form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

Shortened form of “Zephaniah”

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

Form of Roscoe: From the deer forest (Old Norse).

Knowing (English).

Father of peace (Old Testament—son of King David; Hebrew).

“Red meadow” (English origin)

“Gentle” (African American origin)

Place name—Three towns in France.