Discover Beautiful African American Names

English origin, meaning “settlement of field”

Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Combination of “Zay” and “-len”

Dweller at the crag or rock (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Spanish form of Stephen or Steven: Crowned one (Greek).

Variation of “Tyron,” meaning “king”

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

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

Place name—city in Cuba (Spanish).

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

Form of Keto: Depth (Swahili, East Africa).

Blend of “Ry” and “-lon”

Dweller near the field overgrown with roses (Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

A good spear thrower (Old English).

Fuller or thickener of cloth (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of two names such as Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh) and Pedro (Italian and Spanish form of Peter: Rock or stone—Latin, New Testament).

“Fair town” (modern African American origin)

“Power of God” (Igbo origin)

Peaceful one (English).

German origin, meaning “wise ruler”

“Born at dawn” (Ugandan origin)

Combination of “Sha” and “Vonte”

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

“The king” (French origin)

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

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

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

An African American variation with “De” prefix; means “mountain”

Meaning and origin unknown.

Unique African American name

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

Hebrew origin, meaning “pine tree”

Unique blend of “Zay” and “-vion” suffix

No meaning available

Modern variation of “Aaron”

Blend of “Ja” and “Vaughn”

Resolute and brave (Old English).

No meaning available

Unique African American name

Freeman, peasant, man (English).

No meaning available

Form of Jeffrey: Divinely peaceful (Old French).

Place name—places in England and France: Ancient power; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Herman: Army man, soldier (Old German); high-ranking person (Latin).

“Dedicated” (Hebrew origin)

“Priest’s town” (English origin)

Blend of two names such as Sayyid (master, lord—Arabic, North Africa) and Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh).

Watchman, guard (Old English).

Son of Lawrence: From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin); English or Scottish surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Famous warrior” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Of the sea” (Spanish origin, adapted)

“Tumult” (Celtic origin)

Modern African American name

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Hopeful” (Arabic origin)

Modern African American name with unique spelling

Form of Claudius, an old Roman family name: Lame one, suggesting that a handicap may be the stimulus for great achievement, as with the two Roman emperors with the name Claudius (Latin).

Martial one (Italian; Latin).

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

Bold for the people (Old German).

Form of Festus: Meaning and origin unknown. In the New Testament, the procurator of Judea through whom Paul made his famous appeal to Caesar.

Hebrew origin, meaning “pure”

From the iron one’s estate (Old English).

God is my salvation (Hebrew).

Place name—city in twenty-nine states in the United States.

Form of Bertram: Brilliant raven; he shall be famous (English; German).

Blend of “Da” and “Kwan”

“Servant of God” (Arabic origin)

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

From the brushwood hill (English).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”

Peaceful ruler (Old German).

Well-known and noble (Latin).

“King” (French-inspired modern origin, popularized by LeBron James)

Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

The master (Hindi, India).

Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire).

“Hedged area” (English origin)

Variation of “Javonte,” a unique African American name

Little home (Old Franco-German).

Endowed with great physical strength and skill, a definition based on the title character of Edgar Rice Burroughs' book Tarzan of the Apes.

Sovereign (Greek).

A shortened form of “Treyvon,” often used in African American culture

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

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

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

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 Du Bois: Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Spanish form of Raphael: Healed by God (Hebrew).

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

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.

No meaning available

Trendy combination of “Brae” and “-lon” suffix

Grain thresher; dweller near the grain-winnowing fans or marshlands (Middle English).

Form of Emlen, a form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).

Good, beautiful, handsome (hah-sahn—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).