Discover Beautiful African American Names

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Cold spring; cool, clear spring (Old English).

Dweller at the thicket or woods (Scottish form of Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

“Of the forest” (modern African American origin)

Long life (Swahili, East Africa).

The king likes me (ah-bah-FEH-mee—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Botanical name used for both boys and girls (Old English).

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

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

Dweller at a forest (Old French).

Created name from African-American culture.

Peaceful one (English).

“The protector” (Kenyan origin)

“Powerful, respected” (Arabic origin)

From the Welsh "du": Black; dark one.

Word name: The end (Latin).

“Free man” (German origin)

“Green valley” (French origin)

“Roof maker” (English origin)

Valley enclosure or settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Defender of the people” (Greek origin)

Italian origin, meaning “strong”

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All-knowing; wise one (Latin).

Form of Gilbert: Brilliant pledge or hostage (Old French).

Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).

Variation of “Darrell,” meaning “beloved”

Latin origin, meaning “strong, healthy”

Unique blend of “De” and “Quarius”

Form of Birkett: Dweller at the birch headland (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Visitor (TAH-rik—Swahili, East Africa).

German origin, meaning “wise ruler”

“Great Lord” (Welsh origin, popularized in African American culture)

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

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

Form of Coujoe: Born on Monday (Ewe, Ghana).

Variation of “Shawn” with “Ke” prefix

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

Nobleman, chief (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Irish origin, meaning “slender”

“Steep valley” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

“Stone meadow” (English origin)

Danish crossing (English).

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Youthful; downy-bearded (Old French).

“Garment maker” (English origin)

“My God is Yahweh” (Hebrew origin, widely used in African American communities)

Form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Merchant; storekeeper (French).

Form of Ossie, a form of Oswald: Divinely powerful (German, borrowed from the English).

Word name—form of Boyce—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.

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller from the colony by the lake or pool—Lincoln, a city in Lincolnshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Surname of the sixteenth president of the United States (Abraham Lincoln).

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

Son of shield (Old English).

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

Form of Glenn: Dweller in a glen or valley (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Malin: Little war-mighty one (Old English).

Blend of “Jay” and “-lin,” a unique African American name

Genuine; of excellent quality (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blond one (Old Flemish).

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From the field by the small river (Old English).

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

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

“Ruler’s counselor” (Scottish origin)

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Son of Addy (Middle English).

Form of Beaufort: From the beautiful stronghold (Old French).

“Broad clearing” (English origin)

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“The king” (French origin)

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

“Happy, blessed” (Hebrew origin)

From the marsh farm or estate (Old English).

Divine messenger; messenger of God (Greek).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Tindall: Dweller near the River Tyne (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Clifford: From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—country in Scandinavia.

Italian origin, meaning “brave”

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“Free landholder” (English origin, widely used)

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Elf ruler (English).

“Manly” (shortened form of Andre, modern American origin)

One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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