Discover Beautiful African American Names

Blend of “Tor” and “-ion” suffix

From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Little Steven (Spanish).

Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).

Reddish-brown-haired and powerful (Old English).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Lucius: Bringer of light and knowledge (Latin).

Strong, stern (Latin).

Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).

Friend of all; noble friend; friend of the elves (Old English).

“High mountain” (Hebrew origin)

From the old estate or town (Old English).

“Red meadow” (English origin)

Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”

Spanish form of Charles: Strong, manly (German; Latin).

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

“Well-born” (Greek origin, widely used)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Consecrated to God; devoted to God (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).

Form of Romanus: Man from Rome (French; Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Meaning unknown (Ghana).

Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Mustafa: The chosen one (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Great one (Anglo-French).

“Blessed” (Latin origin)

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

English origin, meaning “son of Ellis”

Form of Clement: Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn, a form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

“Steep valley” (English origin)

Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

No meaning available

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

Form of Al-Hakim: The wise (al-hah-KEEM—Qur’an or Koran; Arabic, North Africa).

From the wilds (Latin).

Modern blend of “Amir” with “-ion” suffix

No meaning available

No meaning available

“The king” (French origin)

Burdened, troubled; borne by God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Sha” and “Von”

“Fit, strong” (Irish origin)

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

“Garment maker” (English origin)

Dweller in a small, enclosed valley (English; Scottish); surname or family given for a first or middle name.

“Noble” (variation of Marquis)

Unique African American name

Meaning and origin unknown.

Great king of the Zulus who, in 1818, united the people of South Africa against colonial control; also called Shaka (Zulu, South Africa).

No meaning available

Form of Gino, a form of Eugenio (Italian).

“Strong, noble” (variation of Brian, popularized in African American culture)

Created name from African-American culture.

Pulling the branch of a tree; troublemaker (Xhosa, South Africa).

“Joyful stone” (English origin, commonly used in African American culture)

Sacred (Italian, Spanish).

Dweller at the thicket or woods (Scottish form of Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

A good spear thrower (Old English).

Unique blend of “Gi” and “-on”

The keeper of tradition (Swahili, East Africa).

Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Long life (Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

No meaning available

No meaning available

Son of Henry (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Jefferson: Son of Jeffrey (English).

Form of Augustinius, a form of Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Unique African American name

English origin, meaning “heather-covered hill”

Created name from African-American culture.

Word name— the color green (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Common first name among free blacks in the South during the 19th century.

Son of Thurgod, an ancient font name (Anglo-Saxon). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Breath” (Hebrew origin)

“Son of Iver,” popularized in African American culture

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

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

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).

No meaning available

Variation of “Mario,” meaning “warlike”

Form of Cuffee, a form of Koffi: Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

Unique African American name, variation of “Zephyr”

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

Modern African American name

Form of Bran: Raven—a symbol of continued life or rebirth (Old Celtic).

Created name from African-American culture.

Variation of “Devonte” with “-tay” ending

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

No meaning available