Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Dove” (Greek origin)

No meaning available

“Sea protector” (Welsh origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Oliver: Kind, affectionate one (Old Norse; Scandinavian).

Blend of “Ba” and “Shaun”

Blend of “Deon” and “Trey”

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

Irish origin, meaning “slender”

Elevated, greatest, noble, exalted (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Hebrew origin, meaning “pine tree”

“Dark river” (Scottish origin)

Variation on “Trevon,” meaning “fair town”

Strong one (Celtic).

Russian form of John: God is gracious (New Testament; Hebrew).

Combination of “D” and “Andre”

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of two names such as Bradford (from the broad river crossing—English) and Todd (resembling a fox; sly, cunning—English; Scottish; surname or family name given as a first or middle name).

“Hunter” (English origin)

Dweller in a house with an upper floor (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From the brushwood hill (English).

Form of Read or Reed: Red-haired or red-complexioned (Old English).

Form of Maxwell: Greatest in excellence; great pool or spring (Irish; Latin; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Honored title given to a sovereign (Old French).

English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).

Meaning and language unknown (South Africa).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Arrow maker” (English origin)

Form of Vernon: Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

Unique African American name

Form of Bradford: From the broad river crossing (English).

Knight; horseman, rider (Late Latin; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Oren: Pine tree, cedar tree, ash tree (O-ren—Hebrew).

Blend of “Nasir” and “Asher”

No meaning available

Blend of two names such as John (God is gracious—Hebrew; New Testament) and Karen (pure—Greek).

African origin, unique name

Name that honors Saint George, Roman military tribune, who was martyred in C.E. 303. He is the patron saint of Boy Scouts, England, Germany, Portugal, and soldiers.

“Son of Japheth” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Jessie, a form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Wealthy” (Hebrew origin)

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

Place name—a town in the parish of Gordon, Berwickshire, in Scotland; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Desmond: Gracious protector (English).

No meaning available

Form of Ernest, the English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

Hard worker (Bondei, Tanzania).

“Soldier” (Latin origin)

Blend of “Omar” and “-ion” suffix

Consecrated, dedicated (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

“Gray-haired” (Welsh origin)

Combination of “Jar” and “-ell” suffix

Blend of “La” and “Various”

Asked for (from the Aramaic; Latin; New Testament—missionary friend of Paul and Timothy).

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

“Thorny patch” (English origin)

Meaning unknown (Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Form for a name that begins with “Red,” such as Redford, a form of Radford, a place name in England.

“God heals” (Hebrew origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Spanish form of Raphael: Healed by God (Hebrew).

“From the sea” (Greek origin, widely used)

Unique blend of “Davon” and “-tez” suffix

Combination of “Le” and “Marcus”

One who dwells near a beech tree (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Festus: Meaning and origin unknown. In the New Testament, the procurator of Judea through whom Paul made his famous appeal to Caesar.

Dweller in a town with a tannery, from pellis: skin of a fur-bearing animal (Latin).

Blend of “Ja” and “Quell”

Variation of “Aaron” with “G”

“Wise advisor” (Irish origin)

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

“God is gracious” (modern African American name)

Form of Honorius: Man of honor (Latin).

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

Unique African American name

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

Dweller from the colony by the lake or pool—Lincoln, a city in Lincolnshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Surname of the sixteenth president of the United States (Abraham Lincoln).

Form of Alexander, Sanders (son of Alexander), Sandor (form of Alexander): Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

“Warm” (Scottish origin)

Form of Aleph: The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew).

“Famous land” (German origin)

Form of Harland: gray, rocky land (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

Dexterous one; right-handed; skillful (Latin).

Meaning unknown (Nigeria).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Beaufort: From the beautiful stronghold (Old French).

Form of Muhammad: Worthy of praise; the Blessed (after the Prophet); thankful (Arabic, North Africa; Sudan; Swahili, East Africa).

Handful; open hand (Swahili, East Africa).