Discover Beautiful African American Names

Little dear or beloved one (French).

Form of Woodrow: Dweller at the hedge by the forest (Old English).

One who makes and repairs barrels (English, from the Middle Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God is gracious” (modern African American origin)

English form of the French Henri, a form of the Old German Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property.

Form of Tad, a form of Thaddeus: Father (Greek; Late Latin; Old Welsh).

Form of Darius: King, kingly; one who is wealthy (dah-RI-us—Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).

Well born; noble (Greek).

Form of Matthew: Gift of God (Hebrew; New Testament).

“Blessed” (Latin origin)

Merchant (Middle English; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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.

Son of Leod, the ugly wolf (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Robin, a form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Portuguese and Spanish form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

Inspired by Nelson Mandela, meaning “one who speaks in words of wisdom”

“Woodcutter” (English origin)

Day-bright; brilliant; noble (Old English).

Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

No meaning available

Son of Hall: Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).

Ascending, rising (Sanskrit).

Worker at a college (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Rod” and “-ion” suffix

Place name—a river in Africa (NY-jer).

“Appointed” (Hebrew origin)

Field of spears (English).

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

Form of Damian, a form of Damianos: Tamer; one who makes men gentle (Greek).

“Companion” (modern American origin)

Prosperous spearman (Old English).

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

Gatekeeper (French, from the Latin).

Form of Carlisle: One from the castle tower (Old English).

Blend of “Tae” and “Lon”

Free holder of land (Middle English).

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

“Lion” (Southern African origin)

Spanish form of Clement: Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).

Form of Darius: King, kingly; one who is wealthy (Hebrew).

No meaning available

Form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

No meaning available

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

“Brave lion” (German origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

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

English origin, meaning “grace of God”

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

Dweller at the crossroads; toll collector (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the brushwood hill (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Kingly (Swahili, East Africa).

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Servant of God” (Arabic origin)

Dweller at the church forest (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Son of Carr” (Scottish origin)

“He who is loved” (African origin)

Form of Badoro: A plant from the Niger river (Bambara, West Africa)).

Form of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

Keeper of the forest (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Place of alder trees” (French origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Dark one (Latin).

Blend of “Car” and “Dell”

Form of Sundara: Beautiful (Sanskrit).

Resembling a fox; sly, cunning (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).

No meaning available

Resolute and brave (Old English).

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

Little Peter (French).

No meaning available

One who praises (Latin).

Worthy of praise (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

He who honors God (Greek; New Testament).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“Desiring peace” (German origin)

Form of Warren: Watchman, defender, true man (Old German).

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

No meaning available

Hairy (EE-saw—Hebrew; Old Testament—son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob).

Form of Ephraim: Very fruitful (Hebrew; Old Testament—second son of Joseph and Asenath).

“Works with a lathe” (English origin)

Variation of “Raul” with “-ston” suffix

“Heir” (Scandinavian origin)

English form of Evert: Strong or brave as a boar; always true (Dutch).

Farmer; burning spear (Kikuyu, Kenya).

The advancer (Old English).

Lively, aggressive; strife (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Champion (Irish Gaelic).

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

Elder; intermediary (Middle English).