Discover Beautiful African American Names

Descendant; the inheritor (JARE-ed—Hebrew).

No meaning available

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

A military man (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.

No meaning available

Dweller of the province of Lorraine (Scottish, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

Form of Burkhard: Hardy protection; strong as a castle (German).

“Born on a Friday” (Akan origin)

Form of Steven, a form of Stephen: Crowned one (Greek).

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

Place name—several places in England: Child's dwelling (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Hillery, the English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).

Form of Chapman: Merchant (Middle English; Old English).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

Form of Ahmad: Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

“God’s gift” (shortened form of Theodore)

No meaning available

Form of Reuben: Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern name variation, combining “De” with “Mario”

Dutch origin, meaning “home-ruler,” popularized in African American culture

From the white-haired one’s island (Old English).

Form of Al-Hakim: The wise (al-hah-KEEM—Qur’an or Koran; Arabic, North Africa).

“Blessed” (Latin origin)

Form of Vernon: Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

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

Hebrew origin, meaning “carried by God”

“Sea protector” (Welsh origin)

Form of Lot: To cover (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Blend of two names such as Cain (smith, craftsman—Hebrew; Old Testament, first-born son of Adam and Eve) and Abel (breath—Hebrew; Old Testament, second-born son of Adam and Eve).

Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).

Form of Nedaviah: Generosity of the Lord (NED-ah-VY-ah—Hebrew).

Form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).

Unique blend of “Xavier” and “-ion” suffix

No meaning available

“Crowned” (modern American origin)

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Italian origin, meaning “strong”

No meaning available

“Great Lord” (Welsh origin, popularized in African American culture)

No meaning available

Form of Willard: Resolute and brave (Old English).

Form of McConville: Son of the bald hound (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

“Hero” (English origin, popularized by musician Pharrell Williams)

Blend of “Que” and “Shon”

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

The Lord will hear (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Blend of “Sha” and “Quan”

Martial one (Italian; Latin).

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

Blend of “Tae” and “Lon”

“To tame” (Greek origin, widely used)

“Dove” (Hebrew origin)

Word name—the French word tres (tray): Three.

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.

Form of Alvin: Friend of all; noble friend; friend of the elves (Old English).

Variation of “Tyrell,” a modern African American name

“King” (Malian origin)

“Tumult” (Celtic origin)

Form of Paul: Little; small in stature but big in love and constancy (Amharic, Ethiopia; Latin; New Testament).

Handsome one (Irish Gaelic).

River crossing; road (Old English).

Combination of “Jer” with “-rell” suffix, unique to African American culture

No meaning available

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

Form of Arnaud, a form of Arnall, from Arnhold: Eagle-gracious (Old German).

“Warlike” (Spanish origin, modern American adaptation)

Bold and daring (Old German).

Blend of “Da” and “Quan”

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

English origin, meaning “land by the road”

Brother (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

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).

Belongs to God (Armenian).

“Noble, loyal” (modern American origin)

Bailiff (Middle English).

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.

“Who is like God” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Stewart: Household administrator (Scottish, from Middle and Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

Form of Quincy: Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique African American name

Blend of “De” and “Mone”

Form of names beginning with “Ben”: Benedict (blessed one—Latin); Benjamin (son of the right hand—Hebrew; Old Testament); Bennett (little blessed one—Latin-French).

Word name—Charms and spirits that make unnatural things happen (Greek; Latin).