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Dandre
♡No meaning available
Mayce
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Lesley
♡Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).
Roscoe
♡From the deer forest (Old Norse).
Baptiste
♡From the New Testament, John the Baptist (bah-TEEST—French). Commonly used with the combination name, Jean-Baptiste.
Eriq
♡Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).
Dequinn
♡No meaning available
Hughie
♡Form of Hugh: Intelligence; spirit (Old English).
Obo
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Bob
♡Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).
Dinard
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Norman
♡“Man from the north” (English origin)
Monti
♡Form of Montague: Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Viggo
♡“War” (Scandinavian origin)
Valen
♡Latin origin, meaning “strong, healthy”
Mike
♡Form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).
Jamarico
♡No meaning available
Devon
♡Form of Devin: Poet; a man of learning (Irish Gaelic).
Kwyn
♡Form of Quinn: Wise; intelligent (Irish Gaelic).
Greyon
♡Modern African American name
Chaylen
♡No meaning available
Parris
♡Form of Paris: Character in Greek mythology.
Samson
♡Sun’s man or splendid man (Hebrew; Old Testament).
McKinley
♡Son of the white-skinned warrior (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Jo-Jo
♡Form of Jojo: Born on Monday (Fante, Ghana).
Lanier
♡French origin, meaning “wool worker”
Hakeem
♡Form of Hakim: He is wise (hah-keem—Arabic, North Africa).
Jeep
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Bryson
♡English origin, meaning “noble’s son”
Alber
♡Form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).
E’Vinski
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Joel
♡“Jehovah is God” (Hebrew origin)
Glennie
♡Form of Glenn: Dweller in a glen or valley (Irish Gaelic).
Ahmad
♡Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Charles
♡“Freeman” (German origin)
Joseph
♡God will add or increase (Hebrew).
Alison
♡Noble one’s son; son of the highborn; holy or sacred fame (Old English; Old Franco-German).
Oscar
♡“God spear” (English origin)
Emmett
♡Industrious, strong (Old German).
Vandell
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Marquis
♡French origin, meaning “nobleman,” popular in African American culture
Keelan
♡Irish origin, meaning “slender”
Eugene
♡Well born; noble (Greek).
Gobo
♡Meaning unknown (South Africa).
Wayne
♡“Wagon maker” (English origin)
Nicholas
♡Form of Nikolaos: Victorious army; victorious people; victorious one (Greek).
Barron
♡Form of Baron: Son of strength; vigor; potency (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Unyque
♡No meaning available
Kiante
♡No meaning available
Elim
♡Hebrew origin, meaning “strong”
Linkwood
♡Lime-tree wood (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Arsenio
♡Virile or masculine one (ar-SEE-nee-oh—Greek; ar-SAY-nee-o—Spanish).
Threston
♡No meaning available
Amanté
♡No meaning available
Luther
♡Famous warrior (German).
Zaniel
♡No meaning available
Montruvilla
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Numa
♡Created name from African-American culture.
DeAunta
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Dalton
♡Valley enclosure or settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hampton
♡Town or village; homestead settlement; enclosure by the water meadow (Anglo-Saxon; English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Awadagin
♡Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).
Dillon
♡Little blind one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Carston
♡No meaning available
Cinqué
♡Word name—The number five (Spanish).
Mansa
♡Sultan (MAHN-sah—Mande, Mali).
Lamaris
♡Unique variation of “Lamont”
Antario
♡Unique African American name
Zaireon
♡Unique African American name
A'dré
♡No meaning available
Willoughby
♡From the willow farm (Dutch).
Simuel
♡Blend of two names such as Simeon or Simon (heard by God; hearing; one who hears—Hebrew; New Testament) and Samuel (his name is of God—Hebrew; Old Testament).
Geoffrey
♡Peaceful one (English).
LaVaughn
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).
MaliVai
♡Meaning and origin unknown (mal-a-VEE-ya).
Avery
♡“Elf ruler” (English origin)
Zeph
♡Shortened form of “Zephaniah”
Danez
♡No meaning available
Harlin
♡Unique spelling, modern African American name
Xayvion
♡Blend of “Xay” and “Vion”
Taelon
♡Blend of “Tae” and “Lon”
Philon
♡Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).
Langston
♡Tall man’s estate or town (Old English).
Shareef
♡Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).
Samson
♡“Sun child” (Hebrew origin)
Otis
♡Acute hearing (Greek).
Nyahuma
♡A helper of others (Central Africa).
Keylon
♡No meaning available
Chachi
♡No meaning available
Dacquan
♡No meaning available
Rodell
♡Variation of “Rod” with “-ell” suffix
Wyees
♡No meaning available
Royce
♡“Famous” (English origin)
Zuberi
♡No meaning available
Mansa
♡“King” (Malian origin)
Fred
♡Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).
Manuel
♡Spanish form of Emmanuel: God is with us (Hebrew).
Chukwemeka
♡Meaning and language unknown (Nigeria).
KaLail
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Kalil: Crown, wreath, garland (KAY-lil—Hebrew).
Mengistu
♡Government (Amharic, Ethiopia).
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Do you include both traditional and modern African American names?
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