Discover Beautiful African American Names

Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).

Honored title given to a sovereign (Old French).

Form of Hakim: He is wise (hah-keem—Arabic, North Africa).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

Comedy (Hebrew).

Meaning and language unknown (Nigeria).

A good spear thrower (Old English).

Boundary marked by clovers; brook near a clay bed (French; German; Old English).

A form of Randolf: Shield wolf (Old English). The wolf suggests courage.

“Immortal” (Greek origin)

Variation of “Jager,” meaning “hunter”

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

Fast runner, quick-footed one (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Nathan: Giver (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Strong as an eagle (Old German).

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“Barn for cows” (English origin)

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

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English origin, meaning “adventurous”

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Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Roscoe: From the deer forest (Old Norse).

Wry or crooked nose (Scottish Gaelic); also a Scottish clan name.

“Mountain” (modern American origin)

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Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

Salvation of God (Old Testament—prophet; Hebrew).

Prosperous guardian (English).

Form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).

Slavic origin, meaning “spring”

Conquering one (Latin).

Beloved ruler (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Enduring” (Latin origin, often used in African American culture)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

Created name from African-American culture.

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

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Unique African American name

Dweller at the thorny estate (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Combination of “Leon” and “Andre”

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Form of Augustine or Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Rasheed or Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

Form of Basil and Bazil: Kingly; magnificent (Latin).

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

Form of Winton: Dweller at the friend’s estate (Old English).

Italian origin, meaning “free”

Form of Hammond: Home; high protection (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early nineteenth-century New England.

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Form of Ford: River crossing (Old English).

Blend of “Qu” and “Arian”

Variation of “Shawn” with “Ke” prefix

The Lord is my salvation (ee-LY-sha—Hebrew; Old Testament). Name found among free black men in late eighteenth-century New England.

“Red meadow” (English origin)

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

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

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

From the people’s meadow; from Dudda's meadow (Irish; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Generous (kah-REEM—Arabic, North Africa).

“Gray-haired” (Welsh origin)

Broad clearing (Old English).

Place name—A river and two countries in Central Africa. Name found among freed black men from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.

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Unique blend of “Ra” and “Von”

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Modern African American name, “smooth, calm”

To rejoice (Latin).

Spanish origin, meaning “nobleman”

Created name from African-American culture.

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Unique blend of “Fa” and “Zon”

Form of Barclay: Dweller at the birch-tree meadow (Old English).

Dweller on the bank of a river (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“From the mountain” (modern American origin)

Famous one’s island (Old English).

Blend of “Ra” and “Shawn”

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From the friend’s field (Old English).

Young and manly (Irish Gaelic).

From the stronghold (den-ZEL—English).

Martial one (Italian; Latin).

“The king” (French origin)

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

Unique African American name, meaning “beloved”

Unique African American name

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Fiery” (Welsh origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Wolf shield” (English origin)

Modern name with unique spelling

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).

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