Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Mighty warrior” (Hebrew origin)

No meaning available

Modern African American name inspired by “martial”

From St. Denis, France (Old French).

No meaning available

“Fifth” (Latin origin)

From the stony estate (Old English).

“Fair town” (modern African American origin)

Form of Hamadi: Praised (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).

Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Blend of “Ra” and “Quan”

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

“Land of lakes” (Scottish origin)

Meaning and origin unknown. Name of enslaved black men in the late 18th century.

Son of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—a country in North America.

Form of Coleman: Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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“Gift of God” (Greek origin)

“Famous throughout the land” (Italian origin, adapted)

Form of Wilbert: Resolute, brilliant one (Old German).

“Soldier” (Latin origin)

Form of Alvah: Exalted one (Hebrew).

In mythology, a Titan compelled to hold the world on his shoulders (Greek).

Strong man; ferocious warrior (Americanized form of the Italian family name Taliaferro; English form of Telfer from the Old French taille(r); Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Of Marcus” (modern American origin)

“Peace” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Lot: To cover (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Daw: Light (Arabic, North Africa).

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

Unique African American name

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

A valiant man does not die in vain (Yoruba, Nigeria).

Form of Alfonso, Alonzo: Noble, ready for battle (Spanish form of the German Alphonso).

“River crossing” (English origin)

Seventh month; fifth month of the Roman calendar; the month Gaius Julius Caesar was born (Latin).

“Army of the people” (German origin, associated with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Happy, blessed” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Verdell: Flourishing, green (French).

English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

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

Form of Coolidge or Coleridge: Dweller from the ridge where charcoal was made (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“To tame” (Greek origin, widely used)

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

“Fortress” (French origin)

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

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

“Acquired” (Hebrew origin)

“Leaves” (Malawian origin)

Descender (Hebrew); also a female name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Strong, manly (Greek).

Famous spearman (Old High German).

Act of ill will (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Brittany: Place name—a peninsula in northwestern France (Latin).

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Form of Tarik: Visitor (Swahili, East Africa).

Well-born one; young warrior (EV-an—Irish Gaelic; Old Welsh).

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

“Manly, brave” (modern African American origin)

Salvation of God (Old Testament—prophet; Hebrew).

Unique African American name

Unique variation of “Israel”

Modern African American name, meaning “good judgment”

No meaning available

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.

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

Form of Stewart: Household administrator (Scottish, from Middle and Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the spring farm (Old English).

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

“Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)

No meaning available

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Meaning and origin unknown.

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“Light” (Latin origin)

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

“Wolf counsel” (English origin)

Form of Ahmad: Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Hairy (EE-saw—Hebrew; Old Testament—son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob).

No meaning available

Dwells in Scotland (English).

“Settlement with a leek garden” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn or Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (rah-SHON—Hebrew; New Testament).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

“God heals” (Hebrew origin)

Unique African American name

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King, kingly; one who is wealthy (dah-RI-us—Hebrew).

No meaning available

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

Unique variation of “Brendan,” meaning “prince”

Dweller at the mill town (Old English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Wheelmaker (Old English).

Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).