Discover Beautiful African American Names

Meaning unknown (Gan, Togo).

Word name—the street (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Public official; person in charge; bailiff or steward (Old French).

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

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“Fortified place” (English origin)

Italian origin, meaning “strong”

From the earth; from the settlement near the clay pit; mortal (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Prosperous, wealthy one (German).

“Son of Japheth” (modern African American origin)

“Devotion to God” (variation of Caleb)

Variation of “Darrell,” meaning “beloved”

Hebrew origin, meaning “peace”

No meaning available

“Little bald one” (Latin origin, popular in African American culture)

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Created name from African-American culture, a form of Darius: King, kingly; one who is wealthy (dah-RI-us—Hebrew).

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Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Follower of Demeter” (Greek origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Keeper of records (English and Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique blend of “Xavier” and “-ion” suffix

Arrow maker (Middle English).

English origin, meaning “spear ruler”

Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).

No meaning available

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

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

Created name from African-American culture.

Spanish form of Daniel: God is my judge (Hebrew; Old Testament—major prophet).

“God will judge” (Spanish origin)

Unique spelling, modern African American name

Long stick; a tall, thin person (Middle English).

Warlike (Old English).

Form of Hubert: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).

Flourishing, thriving; trustful; first son; follower of the prophet Muhammad (Arabic, North Africa; Mandinka, West Africa; Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Obadiah: Servant of God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Unique blend of “Va” and “Rel”

Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.

“Citizen of Rome” (Latin origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

“God is my strength” (Hebrew origin)

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

“Rocky land” (German origin)

Blend of “Ca” and “Darius”

Form of Douglas: From the black or dark water (Scottish Gaelic).

“Gift of God” (Greek origin)

Scottish origin, meaning “fair hero”

Blend of two names such as Boyce (word name—English, Irish, and Scottish forms of bois: wood, dweller by the wood—Old French—surname or family name given for a first or middle name) and Reid (one who has red hair—Scottish; surname or family name given for a first or middle name).

Combination of “La” and “Ron”

Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Ironworker” (English origin)

No meaning available

Sea friend (Old English).

Place name—from Orsay in Seine-et-Orne, France; surname or family name given for a first or middle name (English, from the French).

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

Curly-headed dweller near a clearing in the woods (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Dyer” (Latin origin, popular in African American culture)

A town on a hill (English).

From the estate in the marshes (English).

A form of Randolf: Shield wolf (Old English). The wolf suggests courage.

Blend of “Ja” and “Shaun”

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

Prosperous guardian (English).

“Son of Hudd” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown. Eighteenth-century name found among free black men who lived and worked in New England.

Unique blend of “Ka” and “rell” suffix

No meaning available

Form of Elwin: Godly friend (Old English).

“Watchful” (Greek origin)

Blend of “Terry” and “-ion” suffix

Form of Emmett: Industrious, strong (Old German).

No meaning available

No meaning available

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

“Son of Iver,” popularized in African American culture

Virile or masculine one (ar-SEE-nee-oh—Greek; ar-SAY-nee-o—Spanish).

Created name from African-American culture.

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

“Island meadow” (English origin)

“Vain” but associated with “strength” due to Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali (Latin origin)

“Raven” (French origin)

Form of Henry: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).