Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Ezra: Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Small one (Old Welsh).

Form of Gale: Lively one (Old English).

Dweller near the red swamp (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Merry one (Old English); more often a female name.

“Champion” (Irish origin)

Dweller at a forest (Old French).

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

Long life (Swahili, East Africa).

Blend of “Ja” and “Shaun”

“Fair town” (modern American origin)

Son of Henry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Famous throughout the land” (Italian origin, adapted)

Little king; kingly (Irish Gaelic).

A town on a hill (English).

Hebrew origin, meaning “field of God”

From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin).

“One who is like God” (Hebrew origin, popularized in African American culture)

Cold spring; cool, clear spring (Old English).

Form of Roland: From the famous land (French; Old High German).

Rules by the spear (German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, the backward spelling of the male name Enoch: Dedicated, consecrated (Hebrew).

Merchant; storekeeper (French).

Form of Abduhl: Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).

From the north estate (Old Anglo-French).

Great spearsman or marksman; spearlike or pointed (Irish Gaelic).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

“God listens” (Hebrew origin)

“Narrow road” (English origin)

No meaning available

Place name—a country in North America.

Unique African American name with a modern sound

Healer, physician (AY-suh—Old Testament; Hebrew).

Form of Willard: Resolute and brave (Old English).

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

Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).

Form of names beginning with “Ben”: Benedict (blessed one—Latin); Benjamin (son of the right hand—Hebrew; Old Testament); Bennett (little blessed one—Latin-French).

Gracious protector (English).

One who shrinks cloth (English).

Form of Bernhard: Brave as a bear (Old German).

A creative variation of “Antoine,” meaning “priceless”

No meaning available

Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Bold one; dog; one with a bold stance and faithful affection (Old Testament—a leader of the the Israelites; Hebrew).

Form of Ahmad: Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

God is my judge (Hebrew; Old Testament—major prophet).

Unique African American name

Unique African American name

“In honor of God” (Igbo origin)

Powerful, brave (Old German).

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

From the white-haired one’s island (Old English).

From the dear or daring settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

From Anatolios: Sunrise, daybreak, dawn; man from the East (AN-uh-tohl—Greek).

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

“Trent’s town” (English origin)

Variation of “Darrel” with unique spelling

Form of Shirrell: From the parish of Cherhill or Shirwell; clear spring (Anglo-Saxon). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Eager for battle” (Spanish origin, popularized)

No meaning available

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

“Conqueror” (Latin origin)

Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).

“Stream” (Swahili origin)

Upright, just one (Old French).

Form of Ozni: Hearing (OZ-ny—Old Testament—grandson of Jacob; Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Wealth” (Igbo origin)

Meaning uncertain (Norman; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

No meaning available

A traditional beaded belt that carries the meaning "light of Kenya" (Kikuyu, Kenya).

Modern variation of “Aaron”

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.

Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).

“Free landholder” (English origin, widely used)

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown.

Protected by Thor, the ancient Norse god of thunder (English).

Modern African American name with a distinctive style

Form of Charpentier: Worker of wood (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Variation of “Raul” with “-ston” suffix

Arabic origin, meaning “helper”

Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Behold, a son” (Hebrew origin)

Soldier, warrior (Late Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Divine spear; divine man of the spear (Old English; Scottish).

Form of Cadell: Spirit of battle (Irish; Welsh).

Form of Moses: Mercy; saved from the water (Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses).

Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

Well born; noble (Greek).

Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”

Heroic character in The Thousand and One Nights, also called The Arabian Nights, a collection of tales from the Islamic Golden Age, compiled by various authors over many hundreds of years.

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