Discover Beautiful African American Names

Quarrelsome (Middle German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Young and manly (Irish Gaelic).

“Young wolf” (Irish origin)

Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).

Created name from African-American culture.

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

“Great” (English origin)

Word name—from the word blaec: Dark complexioned (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Raymond: Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

Form of Marquis: Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Masculine form of Tifaine, the French form of Theophania: Manifestation of God (Greek).

No meaning available

Sanskrit origin, meaning “king”

Combination of “Tay” and “Shaun”

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

“A Breton” (French origin)

“Beautiful” (Arabic origin, widely used in African American communities)

Form of Milton: Dweller at the mill town (Old English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Form of Roger: Famous spearman (Old High German).

Variation of “Ishmael,” meaning “God will hear”

“Scribe, scholar” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”

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

Blend of two names such as Bradford (from the broad river crossing—English) and Kevin (gentle, lovable—Irish Gaelic).

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

“God is gracious” (Russian origin)

Form of Cyril: Lordly one (Greek).

“Forceful, powerful” (Swahili origin)

Warrior (Old German).

No meaning available

Strong, stern (Latin).

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

Place by the spring (Scandinavian).

“High mountain” (Hebrew origin)

Meaning uncertain (Norman; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Ezekiel: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

“Highest point” (Hebrew origin, often used with a sense of spiritual significance)

Form of Henry: Ruler of the home or private property (Old English; Old German).

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

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

No meaning available

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Form of Marcus: Little hammer; little warlike one (Latin). Rooted in Mars, the Roman god of war.

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

From the wilds (Latin).

No meaning available

From the earth; from the settlement near the clay pit; mortal (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Jeffrey: Divinely peaceful (Old French).

Blend of “Day” and “Von”

Old, primitive (Latin; New Testament).

Unique African American name with “-ion” suffix

Worthy of praise (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

Song, joy (male or female name—Hebrew).

“Garment maker” (English origin)

Form of Herbert: Bright, excellent ruler (English).

Form of Beverley: Dweller at the beaver meadow or stream (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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).

Unique blend of “Zy” and “Von”

Form of Jojo: Born on Monday (Fante, Ghana).

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

Dweller near a plum tree; dealer in feathers; maker of lead pipes, plumber (Anglo-French; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Leiandros: Lion man; brave one (Greek).

Gracious protector (English).

Self-important person (English, from the German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

No meaning available

“God is good” (Greek origin)

Dweller near a hollow (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning unknown (Gan, Togo).

“Sacred name” (Greek origin, popularized in African American culture)

Blend of “Ca” and “Darius”

To hear (Hebrew).

Irish origin, meaning “white”

Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Form of Evan, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

No meaning available

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Unique blend, inspired by “Xavier”

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

Blend of two names such as Marvin (famous friend; sea friend—English; Welsh) and Purvis (to provide food—French).

No meaning available

Form of Celestino: Belonging to heaven (Spanish).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Son of Garret or Garrett: A good spear thrower (Old English).

Unique African American name