Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Ascended, uplifted” (Hebrew origin)

No meaning available

Chancellor, church official; chief recordkeeper; a diligent man who earned his good fortune (English).

Song, joy (male or female name—Hebrew).

Good, wise man; prophet of Islam (Arabic, North Africa; Islam).

Form of Hubert: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Place name—village in Cumbria, England: Fortress homestead (broo-um—Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).

“Son of Hudd” (English origin)

“Healer” (Greek origin)

Father of peace (Old Testament—son of King David; Hebrew).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Unique spelling of “Isaiah,” meaning “God is salvation”

Lucky one (Old French).

“Fiery” (Welsh origin)

Form of Jacques, the French form of Jacob: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Little bald one” (Latin origin, popular in African American culture)

Helper and defender of humankind (French).

“Stone settlement” (English origin)

Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

“Famous warrior” (English origin)

Form of Dion or Dennis, from Dionysos: God of wine and revelry (Greek).

“Mighty warrior” (African origin)

“Appointed” (Hebrew origin)

French origin, meaning “wool worker”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

Blend of two names such as Moses (mercy; saved from the water—Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses) and Keziah, a form of Ketziah: (a type of cinnamon—(Hebrew; Old Testament—second daughter of Job, born to him after his great affliction).

Shield, rim, edge (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Dedicated” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Arnaud, a form of Arnall, from Arnhold: Eagle-gracious (Old German).

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

Bold, courageous one (Latin).

“Mountain” (modern American origin)

Form of Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (South Africa).

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

Unique blend inspired by “Lazaro”

Form of Durant: The enduring one (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Cheney, a form of Chesney: From the name of a place in Yonne, France (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Form of Talbot: Bloodhound (English).

John's town (Middle English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

The truly bold; noble; sacred prince; genuine (Anglo-French; German).

From the earth; from the settlement near the clay pit; mortal (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Sea protector” (Welsh origin)

Modern African American name

Unique blend, with roots in “Zaire”

Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

“Strong as a bear” (German origin)

Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Kind, affectionate one (Old Norse; Scandinavian).

Form of Dorian: Name created by writer Oscar Wilde for his title character in The Portrait of Dorian Gray—thought to be influenced by inhabitants of Doris (Dorians), a mountainous region of Greece (English).

From the battle place (Irish Gaelic).

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

No meaning available

Italian origin, African American variation of “Dante”

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Form of Primus: First (Latin).

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Form of Basil: Kingly; magnificent (Latin).

Form of Roscoe: From the deer forest (Old Norse).

No meaning available

Form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).

Blend of two names such as Simeon or Simon (heard by God; hearing; one who hears—Hebrew; New Testament) and Samuel (his name is of God—Hebrew; Old Testament).

German origin, meaning “wise ruler”

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

Form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

Created name from African-American culture (leh-MONE).

“Bright army” (German origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Hamadi: Praised (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Life is the first thing (n-doo-BWEE-see—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

No meaning available

“Son of Jens” (Scandinavian origin)

No meaning available

Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Blend of “Da” and “Quan”

“Pilgrim to Rome” (Italian origin, widely used in African American culture)

Son of the follower of St. John (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Eager for battle” (Spanish origin, popularized)

Modern blend of “Tre” and “Vian”

Modern African American name

Place name—places in England and France: Ancient power; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning unknown (Sierra Leone).

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

Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

Prosperous, wealthy one (German).