Discover Beautiful African American Names

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

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

Rest; comfort (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Mill town” (English origin)

“Red meadow” (English origin)

Form of Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

“Hunter” (English origin)

Bold one; dog; one with a bold stance and faithful affection (Old Testament—a leader of the the Israelites; Hebrew).

From the bright meadow (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

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

Son of Anders, the Scandinavian form of Andrew: Strong, manly (Greek); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

No meaning available

Shining brightly; glorious one (Old English).

Form of Jared: Descendant; the inheritor (JARE-ed—Hebrew).

Modern name, meaning “glorious defender”

“Fifth” (Latin origin)

“Conquering” (shortened form of Vincent)

Son of Jeffrey (divinely peaceful—Old French; God’s peace—English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Chief guardian; noble watchman (Old English).

Great one (Anglo-French).

Burdened, troubled; borne by God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Blend of “Tae” and “Lon”

“Thin, lean” (Scottish origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Day-bright; brilliant; noble (Old English).

Form of Roland: From the famous land (French; Old High German).

Shortened form of “Xavier”

Form of Ahmed: Highly praised (Arabic, North Africa).

He has flowered, flourished, grown (ah-BUH-buh—Amharic, Ethiopia).

Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

Blend of “De” and “Montae”

No meaning available

“Bright army” (German origin)

Handsome, cheerful, harmonious one (French; Irish Gaelic).

Form of Dorian: Name created by writer Oscar Wilde for his title character in The Portrait of Dorian Gray—thought to be influenced by inhabitants of Doris (Dorians), a mountainous region of Greece (English).

Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Blend of “Ny” and “Shawn”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ron, a form of Ronald: Mighty power (Old Norse).

Unique African American name

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“Dark-haired” (English origin)

Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).

“My messenger” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American culture)

Form of Hakim: He is wise (hah-keem—Arabic, North Africa).

Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

Shortened form of “Zephaniah”

Form of Alex or Alexander: Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Modern African American name, “smooth, calm”

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Variation of “Marvel,” meaning “miracle”

Strong one (Celtic).

Form of Oved: Servant, serving (Hebrew).

No meaning available

“Of Darius” (modern African American origin)

“Little hills” (variation of Terence)

Benevolent; content, happy (nah-EEM—Arabic, North Africa).

Form of Vincent: Conquering one (Latin).

Form of Rudolph, a form of Rudolf: Famous wolf (Old German).

Elder; intermediary (Middle English).

Form of Riddock: From the smooth field (Irish Gaelic).

No meaning available

Land worker; farmer (Latin, from the Greek).

German origin, meaning “wolf power”

Created name from African-American culture.

Meaning unknown (Yoruba, Nigeria).

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

Short land (Dutch).

Form of Hastings: Son of the severe, violent one (Old English).

Fulfillment (Muslim).

No meaning available

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

“Little fire” (Irish origin, adapted in African American culture)

Unique African American name

“Powerful” (Irish origin)

From the secure fortress (Old English).

“Island meadow” (English origin)

Combination of “Dion” and “Andre”

A prime minister during the Third Egyptian Dynasty who was the mastermind behind the step pyramid.

Form of Denzel: From the stronghold (den-ZEL—English).

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

Form of Caesar: Long-haired or hairy; through use, emperor (Latin).

No meaning available

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

Form of Jeffrey: Divinely peaceful (Old French).

No meaning available

Modern name variation, combining “De” with “Mario”

No meaning available

Prosperous spearman (Old English).

Blend of the two names Glen, a form of Glenn (dweller in a glen or valley—Irish Gaelic) and Allen (handsome, cheerful, harmonious one—Irish).

Form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).