Discover Beautiful African American Names

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

Variation of “Gavin”

“Hill settlement” (English origin)

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

“White hawk” (Welsh origin)

“Handsome” (Swahili origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Tagliaferro: Ironworker (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Latin origin, meaning “wrathful”

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Long stick; a tall, thin person (Middle English).

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“Settlement with a leek garden” (English origin)

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

Blend of “Tae” and “-lan”

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Henry: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).

Blend of two names such as Kala (the black one—Sanskrit; the sun—Hawaiian) and Akamu, Hawaiian form of Adam (mortal, man of the red earth, first human created by God—Hebrew; Old Testament).

Male form of Kimberley: From the royal fortress meadow (Old English).

“Freeman” (German origin)

Shining one from the North (German).

“Born fourth” (Irish origin, adapted in African American culture)

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).

Brave with a spear (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Haile: Meaning and origin unknown (HY-lee).

Variation of “Darrell,” meaning “beloved”

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“God listens” (Hebrew origin)

Male form of Winifred: Peaceful friend; blessed peace (Welsh).

“The river that swallows all rivers” (African origin, widely adapted)

Unique blend of “Va” and “Rion”

“Of the past” (Swahili origin)

Variation of “Pax,” meaning “peace”

Variation of “Theron”

“To tame” (Greek origin, widely used)

Modern African American name

Place name—Form of Scoville, a form of Escoville in Calvados, Normandy, France.

One who praises (Latin).

Form of Vincent: Conquering one (Latin).

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One choice; only choice (Irish Gaelic).

Born on Tuesday (eh-BO—Fante, Ghana).

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

Handsome one (Irish Gaelic).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vachel: Little cow (Old French).

Form of Ephraim: Very fruitful (Hebrew; Old Testament—second son of Joseph and Asenath).

Firstborn (Bassa, Liberia).

Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”

Form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

“Rocky land” (German origin)

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

Form of Glenn: Dweller in a glen or valley (Irish Gaelic).

“Sacred hill” (English origin)

Form of Gamliel: God is my reward (GAM-lee-el—Hebrew).

Descendent of the unlucky one (Irish; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Emmett: Industrious, strong (Old German).

Arabic origin, meaning “helper”

From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).

James spelled backward

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

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

Form of Ahmadou, a West African form of Ahmed: More commendable, praiseworthy (Arabic, North Africa).

“Little fire” (Celtic origin)

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

The king likes me (ah-bah-FEH-mee—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Variation of “Rod” with “-ell” suffix

Wise; intelligent (Irish Gaelic).

“West meadow” (English origin)

French form of Aemilius: Industrious one; rival (Latin).

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

Blend of “Que” and “Shon”

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Meaning and origin unknown.

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Bringer of treasure” (Persian origin)

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

“Faith” (Swahili origin)

Form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).

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).

Courageous protector (Italian, from the German helmut).

From the high or hedged forest (Old English).

Form of Purvis: To provide food (French).

English origin, meaning “maker of cords”

Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

German origin, meaning “wolf power”

Free man (Old English).

Place name—Three towns in France.

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

Place name—a manor house in Echingham, Sussex, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name (English).

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