Discover Beautiful African American Names

Old, wise (Irish).

From the spearland (Old English).

Place name, popular in African American culture

Created name from African-American culture.

“Wood or forest” (Latin origin)

German origin, meaning “wise ruler”

No meaning available

To provide food (French).

“Ruler, strong as an eagle” (German origin)

Form of Clovis, a form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior (French; Old German; Teutonic).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Constantine: Firm, constant one; steadfast (Latin).

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

Form of Brad, a form of Bradford: From the broad river crossing (English).

Form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

English form of Denis, the French form of Dionysos, Greek mythological God of wine and revelry.

No meaning available

Blend of “Ja” and “Shaun”

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

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

Form of Wyman: Warrior (Old English).

Form of Leo: Lion (Latin).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

Little falcon or hawk (Old French).

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

Highly praised (ah-HMED—Arabic, North Africa).

Unique African American name

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in eighteenth-century New England.

Created name from African-American culture.

Small settlement (Anglo-Saxon; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Jennifer: White-cheeked; white wave; white phantom; yielding (Old Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Ridge farm” (English origin)

Form of Dick, a form of Richard: Powerful ruler (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Kenyatta: A traditional beaded belt that carries the meaning "light of Kenya" (Kikuyu, Kenya).

Form of Jacques, the French form of Jacob: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Noble, courteous” (English origin)

No meaning available

Hebrew origin, meaning “devoted to God”

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

No meaning available

Ruler of the people (Old German).

Dweller at the priest’s place (Old English).

No meaning available

“Settlement of free men” (English origin)

Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana; Ewe, Ghana).

No meaning available

Irish origin, meaning “son of the beige one”

Meaning and origin unknown.

Unique variation of “Kaiser”

No meaning available

Form of Nelson: Son of the champion; son of Neal (English).

Place name—Island of the West Indies archipelago, located off the coast of Florida (Spanish).

Form of a place name—Astbury in Cheshire, England: Dweller from the east manor (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name—sometimes given to honor the eighteenth-century Methodist preacher and circuit rider, Frances Asbury.

First (Latin).

Blend of two names such as Vernon (youthful, springlike—Latin) and Bernard (brave as a bear—Old German).

Variation of “Khalil”

Created name from African-American culture.

Variation of “Cameron” with “K”

Named after Langston Hughes, the famous poet (English origin)

From the cottage or country estate; barn for cows (Old English).

Place name—town in Niger, a country in West Africa.

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

Form of Tad, a form of Thaddeus: Father (Greek; Late Latin; Old Welsh).

Mighty, strong (jeh-LAH-nee—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

Kingly (Swahili, East Africa).

Dweller at the old town or estate (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Blend of “Ba” and “Shaun”

Gentle, lovable (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Nayland: Dweller at the island (English).

Little eagle (French).

“High mountain” (Hebrew origin)

Modern African American name, meaning “good judgment”

Unique African American name

To destroy (English, from the Greek Perseus); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Arabic origin, meaning “faith”

Combination of “Jar” and “-ell” suffix

“From the sea” (Greek origin, widely used)

From the triangular or gore-shaped hill; from the marshes (Old English).

“Long hill” (English origin)

Word name—The English word marvelous: Causing wonder (Middle English).

Heard by God; hearing; one who hears (Hebrew; New Testament).

No meaning available

Bailiff (Middle English).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Kalil: Crown, wreath, garland (KAY-lil—Hebrew).

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Place name—county in England and sixteen places in the United States.

Form of Virgil: Rod or staff bearer (Latin).

Modern African American name