Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Juan, the Spanish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Form of Jeremiah: God will uplift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Brave as a wild boar” (English origin)

Form of Emery: Industrious ruler (English, from the Old German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn or Sean: God is good, gracious (Irish).

Form of McConville: Son of the bald hound (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Son of Jack (a form of John—God is gracious—Hebrew; New Testament); English, Irish, or Scottish surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Bran: Raven—a symbol of continued life or rebirth (Old Celtic).

Dangerous undertaking.

Manor-house friend (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Fortress” (English origin)

Form of Gomer: Complete; to end; vanishing (Hebrew).

“Ruler’s counselor” (Scottish origin)

Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).

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

Dweller from the settlement by the sea (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—from Haynes, Bedfordshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

“From the sea” (Greek origin, widely used)

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

African origin, meaning “one who brings joy”

Unique modern name

“Pierce valley” (French origin)

“Fruitful” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Darius: King, kingly; one who is wealthy (Hebrew).

Arabic origin, meaning “friend,” used widely

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

The sun; throne (sy-rus—Old Persian).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Dove” (Greek origin)

Of the cliff (African-American; English).

Arabic origin, meaning “powerful”

Dweller in the high meadow (Old English).

Unique blend of “Zy” and “Von”

“Warrior” (Irish origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

No meaning available

Form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Blend of “Ke” and “-ion” suffix

Arabic origin, meaning “luminous”

Comedy (Hebrew).

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

No meaning available

From the white-haired one’s island (Old English).

Unique blend of “Fa” and “Zon”

Rest; comfort (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“The inspirer” (African origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown.

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Poet; a man of learning (Irish Gaelic).

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

Divinely strong (German).

Meaning unknown (muh-NOOT—Sudan). Name common among Dinka males in Sudan.

Unique African American name

“Conqueror” (Latin origin)

“Pilgrim to Rome” (Italian origin, widely used in African American culture)

Form of Tyrone: Sovereign (Greek).

Form of Ernest, the English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

Combination of “Dion” and “Andre”

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

Unique modern name

Dweller by the mill (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of McNeil: Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique spelling of “Dwayne,” meaning “dark or swarthy”

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Otha: Prosperous (German).

Free man (Old English).

Form of Budd: One whose body is thick (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Combination of “Le” and “Shaun”

Form of Basil and Bazil: Kingly; magnificent (Latin).

Dweller in the dell (English).

“Beautiful mountain” (English origin)

Form of Morgan: Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).

No meaning available

“White-haired man” (English origin)

“Place of alder trees” (French origin)

Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

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

From the wine town (English).

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

Place name—town in Niger, a country in West Africa.

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

No meaning available

“Lion” (Southern African origin)

Form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

Form of Honorius: Man of honor (Latin).