Discover Beautiful African American Names

He who softens the cloth (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—The original name of ancient Ethiopia; the name of an Ethiopian city from the first to the eighth centuries CE.

Unique variation of “Amari”

Blend of “Ja” and “Shaun”

Form of Budd: One whose body is thick (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Beacon hill” (English origin, popularized in African American culture)

Corncake (Bini).

Chief guardian; noble watchman (Old English).

Form of Maurice: Moorish; dark-complexioned one (Late Latin). Rooted in the legendary Christian soldier from the island of Mauritius off the east coast of Africa, who served as captain of the Roman army’s Theban Legion; the patron saint of armies.

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

The Lord is God (Hebrew).

Son of Roy (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Leader” (English origin)

No meaning available

“God leads” (Igbo origin)

Unique variation of “Lamont”

Son of Addy (Middle English).

Freeman, peasant, man (English).

Modern African American name

Charming, clever, beguiling (English).

Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Modern African American name

Virtue name, modern African American origin

Form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).

“Counsel power” (variation of Reginald)

Spanish form of the name Martin, the English form of the Latin Martinus: Warlike one; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Rooted in the mythological god of war, Mars.

“Faith, peace” (Swahili origin)

“Traveler” (German origin)

Blend of two names such as David (beloved one—Hebrew; Old Testament, King of Israel) and Lawrence (from the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one—English; Latin).

“Praised” (Hebrew origin)

French origin, meaning “brotherly,” popular in African American culture

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Horn” (English origin, popularized in African American culture)

Little warrior (Old French).

Black (ahs-WAHD—Arabic, North Africa).

Blend of “Deon” and “Trey”

A prime minister during the Third Egyptian Dynasty who was the mastermind behind the step pyramid.

“Mighty warrior” (Hebrew origin)

Dweller at the rocky meadow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Wise” (Latin origin)

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

From the pear tree (Middle English).

Capable; one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah (kay-dir—Arabic, North Africa).

From the spring farm (Old English).

Cart driver (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“River crossing” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Blend of “Que” and “Shon”

No meaning available

Unique blend of “De” and “Quandre”

Noble (Swahili, East Africa).

Spanish form of Stephen or Steven: Crowned one (Greek).

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

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

Pleasing to Krishna, the name of a popular Hindu deity (Sanskrit).

From the marsh farm or estate (Old English).

“Cart driver” (English origin, widely used)

Little Steven (Spanish).

“Great” (short form of Augustus)

Form of Benjamin: Son of the right hand (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Blend of “Von” and “-tez” suffix

Army ruler (Old Norse); army commander (English).

Praise (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Blend of “Dan” and “-trell” suffix

Form of Herbert: Bright, excellent ruler (English).

“Son of Jens” (Scandinavian origin)

Unique African American name

No meaning available

Ancient Greek orator.

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

From the lake between the towns (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique African American name

Mighty power (Old Norse).

Resolute protector (Old German).

Place name—city in Italy.

No meaning available

“Great” (English origin)

Form of Isaac: He laughs (Old Testament; Hebrew).

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

English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

“Ascended, uplifted” (Hebrew origin)

Variation of “Sean” with unique spelling

“God is with us” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American communities)

No meaning available

Like a horn (Latin).

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

“Dear friend” (English origin)

Unique African American name

Of the cliff (African-American; English).

Unique blend of “Fa” and “Zon”