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Dedric
♡Form of Dedrick: Ruler of the people (Old German).
LaDorian
♡No meaning available
Tau
♡“Lion” (Southern African origin)
Sincere
♡Virtue name, modern African American origin
Zambga
♡Firstborn (Bassa, Liberia).
James
♡English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Nealy
♡Form of Niall: Champion (Irish Gaelic).
Bruce
♡Dweller at the thicket or woods (Scottish form of Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Vontez
♡Blend of “Von” and “-tez” suffix
Darryl
♡“Darling, beloved” (English origin, adapted)
Akbar
♡Greater, greatest (Arabic; Muslim).
Priamus
♡Form of Primus: First (Latin).
Da'rion
♡No meaning available
Presley
♡Dweller at the priest's meadow (Old English).
Johnnie
♡Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).
Chaquille
♡No meaning available
Sargent
♡A military man (Latin).
Milton
♡Dweller at the mill town (Old English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Eriq
♡Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).
Datreon
♡No meaning available
Corbin
♡“Raven” (French origin)
Renardo
♡Mighty, brave (Old German).
Cudgo
♡Form of Coujoe: Born on Monday (Ewe, Ghana).
Warner
♡“Army guard” (German origin)
Abduhl
♡Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Chavez
♡Form of Chaves: From the place near the waters of Flavius (Portuguese); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Harlan
♡“Rocky land” (German origin)
Readale
♡No meaning available
DeShea
♡No meaning available
Omar
♡“Flourishing” (Arabic origin)
Bronell
♡Modern variation of “Bruno” with “-ell” suffix
Sunrise
♡Word name—The time of day when the sun appears above the horizon.
Ben
♡Son (Hebrew).
Jerry
♡Form of Jerome: Sacred or holy name (Greek; Latin).
Teion
♡No meaning available
Wyatt
♡Little warrior (Old French).
Davarius
♡No meaning available
Pat
♡Form of Patrick: Noble one (Latin).
Chuma
♡“Wealth” (Igbo origin)
Stacey
♡Form of Stacy: Stable; prosperous (Latin).
Terryl
♡No meaning available
LaTroy
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Troy: At the place of the curly-haired people (Old French).
Arvine
♡Form of Arvin: Friend of the people (German).
Sam
♡“God has heard” (shortened form of Samuel)
Lequon
♡Combination of “Le” and “Quon”
Killion
♡No meaning available
Harrison
♡English origin, meaning “son of Harry”
Melvin
♡“Council protector” (Irish origin)
Andrae
♡Form of Andreas: Strong, manly (Greek).
Dashaun
♡Combination of “Da” and “Shawn,” meaning “God is gracious”
Kelso
♡Chalk ridge (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Quintrell
♡Variation of “Quinton,” meaning “fifth”
Yandel
♡Modern African American name
Miguel
♡Spanish form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).
Winefred
♡Male form of Winifred: Peaceful friend; blessed peace (Welsh).
Othella
♡Form of Othello: From the title character in Shakespeare’s play.
Jamaal
♡Elegance (Swahili, East Africa).
Jamal
♡“Beautiful” (Arabic origin, widely used in African American communities)
Martez
♡“Warlike” (Spanish origin, modern American adaptation)
Kaden
♡“Companion” (modern American origin)
Ollie
♡“Olive tree” (English origin)
Luther
♡“Army of the people” (German origin, associated with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.)
Gobo
♡Meaning unknown (South Africa).
Olaudah
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Thom
♡Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).
Thelton
♡Blend of two names such as Thaddeus (one who praises—Latin; gift of God; stouthearted; courageous—Greek; New Testament) and Shelton (from the settlement near the shelf or high plateau—English; surname or family name given for a first or middle name).
Leroyce
♡No meaning available
Buber
♡Hardworking, industrious (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lachlan
♡“Land of lakes” (Scottish origin)
Oluwa
♡Our God, our Lord (Yoruba, Nigeria).
Tiwad
♡Created name from African-American culture (TY-way).
Eddie
♡Form of names beginning with “Ed”: Edward (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edmund (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edwin (Prosperous friend; rich in friendship—Old English; Edensaw (Glacier—ed-en-saw—Tlingit, Native North American).
Saungm
♡Meaning unknown (West Africa).
Caden
♡“Battle” (modern American origin)
Donaldson
♡Son of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Dyonte
♡No meaning available
Awadagin
♡Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).
Orane
♡Unique blend of “Or” and “Ane”
Takeo
♡No meaning available
Daevion
♡No meaning available
Weaver
♡Clothmaker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Christian
♡“Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)
Pompilius
♡Second King of Rome (Latin).
Felix
♡Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).
Neil
♡Form of Niall: Champion (Irish Gaelic).
Elisha
♡The Lord is my salvation (ee-LY-sha—Hebrew; Old Testament). Name found among free black men in late eighteenth-century New England.
Ervin
♡Handsome (Irish).
Yero
♡“Success” (West African origin)
Ezil
♡Form of Ezekiel: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
DeCovan
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Harlem
♡Place name, popular in African American culture
Quarion
♡Blend of “Qu” and “Arion”
Percy
♡To destroy (English, from the Greek Perseus); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sigmund
♡Form of Siegmund: Glorious protector (Old German).
Schieffelin
♡Word name—form of the word dem Schiff: Ships (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Darius
♡“Maintains possessions well” (Persian origin, popular in African American culture)
Quinland
♡Form of Quinlan: Son of the comely one (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Makari
♡African origin, meaning “one who brings joy”
Marion
♡Masculine form of Marie, the French form of Mary, the English form of the Latin Maria (New Testament), from the Hebrew Miryam: Sea of bitterness or sea of sorrow (Old Testament—sister of Moses and Aaron).
Deon
♡Form of Dion or Dennis, from Dionysos, Greek mythological god of wine and revelry.
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