Discover Beautiful African American Names

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Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller in the clearing by the temple (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Modern take on “Alden,” meaning “old, wise friend”

Born away from home (Yoruba, Nigeria).

“Alder tree” (French origin)

From the iron one’s estate (Old English).

Blend of “Kenyon” and “-te” suffix

Form of Robin, a form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Healer” (Greek origin)

From the burned hill (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God” (Yoruba origin, often used as a prefix for many Yoruba names)

“Dark-haired” (English origin)

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

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

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English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

“Brave as a wild boar” (English origin)

Flattering, winning, and strong (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Resolute protector (Old German).

“Son of Adam” (English origin)

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

Dweller at the red ford (English).

African American adaptation of “Marcel”

“Brown’s son” (English origin)

Blend of two names such as Moses (mercy; saved from the water—Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses) and Keziah, a form of Ketziah: (a type of cinnamon—(Hebrew; Old Testament—second daughter of Job, born to him after his great affliction).

King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

Modern African American name with a unique sound

“Decisive” (Arabic origin)

Unique blend of “De” and “Quandre”

Gracious protector; protected by God’s grace (Old English).

Form of Gregory: Vigilant; watchful one (Greek; Latin).

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

Dweller at the church forest (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Lover of horses (Greek).

Brother (Latin).

“Steward” (English origin)

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Blend of “Omar” and “-ion” suffix

“Honor and respect” (Yoruba origin)

Form of Augustine or Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

“Son of James” (English origin)

Meaning and language unknown (South Africa).

Latin origin, meaning “from Hadria”

Form of Vincent: Conquering one (Latin).

Variation of “Marco” with “Da” prefix

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

“Handsome” (variation of Kenneth)

Father, elder (BAH-bah—Fulani, West Africa; Hausa, Nigeria; Swahili, East Africa; Yoruba, Nigeria).

Form of Kendrick (son of Henry—Irish Gaelic; royal ruler—Old English).

“Sea protector” (Welsh origin)

Little Peter (French).

Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Chinwe: It belongs to God (Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

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Created name from African-American culture.

Unique African American name

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

Place by the spring (Scandinavian).

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“Wisdom” (Ghanaian origin)

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Place name—a manor house in Echingham, Sussex, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name (English).

“Tumult” (Celtic origin)

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

Form of Kinkle: Spindle maker (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Modern African American name

“Citizen of Rome” (Latin origin)

Surname or family name given for a first or middle name: Calf (Irish).

Son of the right hand (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

Form of Ezekiel: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Form of Keita: Place name—town in Niger, a country in West Africa.

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Hebrew origin, meaning “servant of God”

Form of Crandall: Son of Randal, Reginald, or Ronald (Gaelic; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Claudius, an old Roman family name: Lame one, suggesting that a handicap may be the stimulus for great achievement, as with the two Roman emperors with the name Claudius (Latin).

“Mack’s stream” (Scottish origin)

Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Badger (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blond one (Old Flemish).

Unique name blending “De” with “various”

Created name from African-American culture.

“Heathland” (English origin)

“Great hill” (Scottish origin)

Italian origin, meaning “strong”

Dark skinned (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Ja” and “Quarius”

Form of Bertram: Brilliant raven; he shall be famous (English; German).

One who lives by a stream; one who lives in the county of Cumberland; surname or family name given for a first or middle name (Scottish).

Blend of “Rae” and “Kwon”

Variation of “Romeo” with an “l” added