Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Felix: Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).

The keeper of tradition (Swahili, East Africa).

“Wise advisor” (Irish origin)

“Righteous, fair” (virtue name, widely used)

Gracious protector; protected by God’s grace (Old English).

“Vain” but associated with “strength” due to Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali (Latin origin)

Old, wise protector or friend; friendly (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Hero of God; God gives him strength (GAY-bree-el—Old Testament; Hebrew).

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

Gentle, lovable (Irish Gaelic).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Combination of “Tre” and “Shawn,” meaning “gracious”

“Valley” (English origin)

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“Gift of God” (Hebrew origin)

No meaning available

Martial one (Italian; Latin).

Heavenly object that emits powerful blue light and radio waves (KWAY-zar). It is larger than a star and smaller than a galaxy.

The Lord will hear (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

Form of Daw: Light (Arabic, North Africa).

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

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

“Young warrior” (Welsh origin)

From the bright meadow (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Watchman” (German origin)

English origin, meaning “spear ruler”

Unique modern name

Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Hula: Eagle (Osage, Native North American).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Adonis: Handsome lord (Greek).

Born on Saturday (Akan, Ghana).

Famous warrior (German).

“One who builds” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

“My God is Yahweh” (Hebrew origin, widely used in African American communities)

Blend of the two names Glen, a form of Glenn (dweller in a glen or valley—Irish Gaelic) and Allen (handsome, cheerful, harmonious one—Irish).

Modern African American name

Form of Hugh: Intelligence; spirit (Old English).

Dweller at the castles (Old Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Chief, ruler (Old English).

Form of the French surname Bobeaux. Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Paris: Character in Greek mythology.

Form of Jerome: Sacred or holy name (Greek; Latin).

No meaning available

Variation of “Frederick”

Dweller by the spring hill (Old English).

Bold and daring (Old German).

Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Morgan: Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).

Variation of “Marco” with “Da” prefix

No meaning available

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name—sometimes the name is given to honor the surname of the late great bandleader Count Basie.

Mighty, brave (Old German).

Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Son of the right hand” (shortened form of Benjamin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

No meaning available

Italian origin, African American variation meaning “angel”

Form of Evandros: Manly (Greek). In Roman mythology, the som of Hermes.

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).

Place name—city in Japan (KOH-bay).

Form of Pernell: Little Peter (French).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ulysses: Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

Peaceful (Hebrew; Old Testament—son and successor of King David).

No meaning available

Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

Blend of “Ja” and “Corey”

From the spearland (Old English).

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

Form of Virgil: Rod or staff bearer (Latin).

Exalted father (Hebrew; Old Testament—Abraham’s name before God changed it). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

“God is gracious” (modern African American name)

“Ridge” (English origin)

Son of life; man of religion (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Small songbird (Old English).

Form of Yoseph or Joseph: He shall add (YOO-suf—Arabic, North Africa; Hebrew; Swahili, East Africa).

“Mountain” (modern American origin)

Place name—a place in Greater Manchester, England: Settlement of Cara's people; dwellers at the rocky settlement (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Mighty, strong (jeh-LAH-nee—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

From the famous land (French; Old High German).

Prosperous guardian (Old English).

Unique blend of “O” and “Vell”

Japanese origin, meaning “thunder and lightning”

Speckled; freckled (Celtic; Scottish).

Royal chieftain (Irish).

No meaning available

“The king” (French origin)

Form of Cadell: Spirit of battle (Irish; Welsh).

Fine, fortunate (English, from the Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Fire” (Latin origin)

Meaning unknown (Gan, Togo).

Curly-haired one (Latin; New Testament).