Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Watchful” (Greek origin)

Mature counselor (German).

Form of Dedrick: Ruler of the people (Old German).

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Elder; intermediary (Middle English).

Noble one’s son; son of the highborn; holy or sacred fame (Old English; Old Franco-German).

“Bright, splendid” (Arabic origin)

No meaning available

“God is salvation” (Hebrew origin)

Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).

Form of Jonah: Peace, dove (Hebrew).

Form of Birkett: Dweller at the birch headland (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

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Blend of “Tray” and “-on”

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

“Famous warrior” (English origin)

Dweller by the mill (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Stone bridge (English; Old French); surname or family name given as a first or middle name.

“Speckled” (English origin)

God is my salvation (Hebrew).

Dispenser of provisions; provider (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Word name—The time of day when the sun appears above the horizon.

Modern name, meaning “thankful”

Unique African American name with “-ion” suffix

Latin origin, meaning “heaven”

Industrious, strong (Old German).

“Son of Japheth” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

“Supplanter” (variation of Jacob, modern American origin)

From the narrow river (English; Irish Gaelic; Scottish).

He has flowered, flourished, grown (ah-BUH-buh—Amharic, Ethiopia).

“Northerner” (French origin)

French form of Dominic: Belonging to God (Latin).

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

Form of Chea: Red (Cherokee, Native North American).

No meaning available

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

“Army ruler” (German origin)

Of God’s peace (English).

Form of Zachariah: Jehovah has remembered (Hebrew; Old Testament).

From the deer forest (Old Norse).

“Beautiful” (Arabic origin, inspired by sprinter Usain Bolt)

Form of McNeil: Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Word name—the street (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Prosperous, wealthy one (German).

No meaning available

Blend of “Ja” and “Darius”

Servant of God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Wealth” (German origin)

Irish form of Miles: Generous (German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Patient, tolerant; one who overlooks the fault of others (Muslim).

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“Bold” (West African origin)

Form of Kendrick: Son of Henry (Irish Gaelic).

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Well-born one; young warrior (Old Welsh).

“Good” (French origin)

God's gift (Hausa, West Africa).

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

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Created name from African-American culture.

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Field of spears (English).

English origin, meaning “dweller at the holly trees”

English form of Merlin: Dweller in the fortress by the sea (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Bernhard: Brave as a bear (Old German).

One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—City in the state of Texas in the United States.

Lion-hearted, brave as a lion (Old Franco-German; Old High German).

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“Son of Jay” (modern American origin)

Form of Leon, a form of Leo: Lion (Latin).

“Little hills” (variation of Terence)

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Form of Kateb: Writer, scribe (kah-teb—Arabic, North Africa).

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Form of Maccabees: Supporters of Judas Maccabeus, the leader of a successful revolt of Jewish patriots against Syria in 166 B.C.E. (MAK-ah-BEE—Hebrew).

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Lion-hearted, brave as a lion (Old Franco-German; Old High German).

A nickname in Middle English for someone who assumed the manner of a king (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. The surname of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is used as a first name in honor of the great civil rights leader.

No meaning available

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name given to honor the late newspaper publisher John Herman Henry Sengstacke.

Form of Jameel, Jamil, Jamili, or Jamiil: Physically and morally attractive (jah-MEEL—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

“Hedged area” (English origin)

“Little star” (English origin)

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Born away from home (Yoruba, Nigeria).