Discover Beautiful African American Names

Judge from the hill (English; Hebrew; Old Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Land” (German origin)

Divinely strong (German).

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

Summoner to the courts (French; Latin; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Blend of “Rae” and “Kwon”

No meaning available

Word name—The number five (Spanish).

Unique blend of “Zay” with “-den” suffix

Blend of “Ja” and “Mire”

Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).

Blend of two names such as Craig (dweller at the crag or rock—Scottish Gaelic—surname or family name given for a first or middle name) and Gregory (vigilant; watchful one—Greek; Latin).

Form of Nedaviah: Generosity of the Lord (NED-ah-VY-ah—Hebrew).

Keeper of the grains (English; French).

Form of Ellis or Elliott, English and French forms, respectively, of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.

No meaning available

“Ironworker” (English origin)

“Who is like God” (Hebrew origin)

The Lord will hear (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Unique African American name, meaning “beloved”

From the cliff land; land near the steep bank (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Army guard” (German origin)

Warrior, warlike (Hebrew, from the Persian; Old Testament); rooted in the Babylonian mythical god of war Marduk.

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

Meaning unknown (African-American); name found among enslaved men in New England at the time of the Revolutionary War.

“Spear ruler” (English origin)

“Council protector” (Irish origin)

Stable, tranquil (Latin).

Form of Lynn: From the lake, pool, or waterfall (Old Welsh); predominantly a female name.

Modern blend of “Dae” and “Lon”

Prophet; messenger (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Son of life; man of religion (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of two names such as Zemariah (zeh-MARE-ree-ah—song, melody—Hebrew) and Roy (king—French; red-haired—Celtic).

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

Of God’s peace (English).

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

Place name—an estate in southwestern Glasgow (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Courageous protector (Italian, from the German helmut).

Meaning unknown (Guyana).

From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).

French origin, meaning “wool worker”

Variation of “Aaron” with “La” prefix

Created name from African-American culture.

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

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

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); also a female name.

No meaning available

Form of Maggio, referring to the month of May (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Jamar” and “Marcus”

“White hawk” (Welsh origin)

Prince (West Africa).

No meaning available

“Land of the spear” (French origin)

English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).

Unique African American name

“Home ruler” (short form of Henry)

“God of wine and revelry” (modern American origin)

Form of Chico: Boy, lad (Spanish).

Ruler (Old German).

Unique blend of “Ty” and “Rail”

Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).

“Broad clearing” (English origin)

“Ruler” (Italian origin)

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

He who softens the cloth (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Name that honors Saint Julian the Hospitaler, legendary patron of travelers, boatmen, innkeepers, and the like.

Place name—A river and two countries in Central Africa. Name found among freed black men from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.

Courageous; valiant, warlike one (Irish).

No meaning available

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

Form of Edgar: Prosperous spearman (Old English).

Representative of the initials “B.B.”

Father is exalted (EE-bra-heem—Hausa, Nigeria).

The chosen one (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

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

No meaning available

Dweller from the southern settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Modern African American name

Modern blend of “Amir” with “-ion” suffix

Latin origin, meaning “heaven”

No meaning available

Form of Konrad: Brave and wise (German).

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

“Fertile upland” (Welsh origin)

Form of Dion or Dennis, forms of Dionysos: God of wine and revelry (Greek).

Form of Ambrosios: Immortal, divine (Greek).

“Broad meadow” (Irish origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Wise protector” (German origin)

Form of Montague: Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Isaac: He laughs (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Variation of “Frederick”

Thin (Irish; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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