Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

“Sacred hill” (English origin)

No meaning available

From the high or hedged forest (Old English).

English origin, meaning “heather-covered hill”

Arabic origin, meaning “leopard”

Form of Humphrey: Peaceful Hun; peace-support (Old German).

Form of Jerome: Sacred or holy name (Greek; Latin).

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.

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

Unique blend of “Zy” and “Von”

Meaning and language unknown (Nigeria).

No meaning available

Variation of “Frederick”

Dweller in the valley (Old English).

“Light” (Latin origin)

Shining one from the North (German).

Prefix (meaning “son of”) of a surname or family name given for a first or middle name (Irish; Scottish).

Form of names that begin with “Al.” Alain, Alan, Allan, Allen: Handsome, cheerful, harmonious one (Irish).

Modern African American name

Form of Jameel, Jamil, Jamili, or Jamiil: Physically and morally attractive (jah-MEEL—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).

“God is gracious” (Russian origin)

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

Little eagle (French).

Created name from African-American culture.

Bold and daring (Old German).

No meaning available

Unique modern name

Created name from African-American culture.

From the wealthy one’s hill or hill castle (Anglo-Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Lively, aggressive; strife (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Dove” (Greek origin)

Hardworking, industrious (German); 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).

Form of Bem: He is peaceful (behm—Tiv, Nigeria).

Battle chieftain (Old English).

“Old, wise friend” (English origin)

Form of Ford: River crossing (Old English).

Form of Olujimi: Given by God (o-loo-JEE-me—Yoruba, Nigeria).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Modern name with “x” suffix

“Traveler” (German origin)

French origin, meaning “lawyer,” adapted in African American culture

Abounding in elm trees (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—The original name of ancient Ethiopia; the name of an Ethiopian city from the first to the eighth centuries CE.

Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”

Japanese origin, meaning “intelligent”

Form of Hadi: Religious guide or leader (hah-dee—Arabic, North Africa).

No meaning available

God with us (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Keeper of the forest (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Uther: According to medieval legend, a king of Britain who was the father of King Arthur (Old English).

“Gray” (Welsh origin)

Powerful, brave (Old German).

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

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

Unique blend of “Jah” and “Sir”

No meaning available

Shortened form of “Xavier”

No meaning available

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

Form of Jabari: Fearless person, brave one; comforter, bringer of consolation (Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

“Prince” (Irish origin)

Grower or seller of beans (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ambrose: Immortal, divine (Greek).

Powerful warrior; army ruler (Old German).

“Of the sea” (Spanish origin, adapted)

“Candlemaker” (French origin)

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

No meaning available

Variation of “Tyrell,” a modern African American name

No meaning available

Modern African American name with a distinctive style

Elf ruler (English).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Gemstone name, meaning “black”

Dweller from the settlement by the sea (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Bringer of good news” (Arabic origin)

Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).

Form of Carlisle: One from the castle tower (Old English).

Form of Maurice: Moorish; dark-complexioned one (Late Latin). Rooted in the legendary Christian soldier from the island of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa, who served as captain of the Roman army’s Theban Legion; the patron saint of armies.

No meaning available

No meaning available

Modern name, similar to “Tyler”

Merchant; storekeeper (French).

Form of Aloysius: Famous warrior (Late Latin).

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.

Form of Arnall, from Arnhold: Eagle-gracious (French; Old German).

“Rock” (Scottish origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Born at dawn” (Ugandan origin)

Vigilant; watchful one (Greek; Latin).

Modern variation of “Xavier”