Discover Beautiful African American Names

Shortened form of “Montel” or “Montez”

Meaning unknown (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

“Sun child” (Hebrew origin)

Form of Zekezeke: The boring beetle (zay-kay-zay-kay—Kongo, Central Africa).

Form of Lyman: Man of the meadow (Middle English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

Form of Calvin: Bald one (Late Latin).

No meaning available

Blend of “Trey” and “-on”

“Son of Will” (English origin)

“Prince” (Arabic origin, popular in African American culture)

“Tumult” (Celtic origin)

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique African American name

Place name—state in the central United States.

“Valley of the River Kent” (English origin, adapted)

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

No meaning available

“Child of the freeborn” (Igbo origin)

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

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Beauty” (Swahili origin)

No meaning available

Form of Lassy: Settlement of Lascius (English, from the Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

“Divine” (modern American origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Raphael: Healed by God (Hebrew).

Player of the rote—an early medieval stringed instrument (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Brave; bravery is his prize (Muslim—popular in Sudan; Arabic, North Africa).

Long life (Swahili, East Africa).

“High guard” (English origin)

Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Que” and “Shon”

Brave with a spear (English).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Blend of “Ca” and “Darius”

Form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

Form of Andre: Strong, manly (French).

English form of Homeros: Pledge; security (Greek).

Word name—the French word tres (tray): Three.

English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

“Supplanter” (modern African American origin)

Form of Koku: Born on Wednesday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

No meaning available

First (Latin).

Son of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament); Anglo-Scottish surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Ridge” (English origin)

No meaning available

Acquired (Hebrew; Old Testament—the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel).

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

Owner of a grassy plain; territory (Middle English, from the German).

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

Mighty or wise protector (Old German).

“God is good” (Greek origin)

African origin, meaning “noble”

“Linden tree hill” (English origin)

No meaning available

A form of Randolf: Shield wolf (Old English). The wolf suggests courage.

Calf herdsman (English).

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Tad, a form of Thaddeus: Father (Greek; Late Latin; Old Welsh).

Form of Hillery, the English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).

Unique African American name, variation of “Zephyr”

No meaning available

Unique blend of “Tre” and “Bell”

No meaning available

Spanish form of Aemilius: Industrious one; rival (Latin).

“Gatekeeper” (English origin)

Form of Jameel, Jamil, Jamili, or Jamiil: Physically and morally attractive (jah-MEEL—Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Powerful warrior; army ruler (Old German).

Blend of “Car” and “Dell”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lafayette: One who dwells near a beech tree (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

English origin, meaning “dweller at the holly trees”

Roman general who defeated Hannibal in the Second Punic War (Latin).

No meaning available

Form of Ossie, a form of Oswald: Divinely powerful (German, borrowed from the English).

“Of Mars, warlike” (modern African American origin)

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

No meaning available

“Rocky land” (German origin)

“Lord” (Scottish origin)

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

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

Form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Beautiful open country (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

The chosen one (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

“Land of the spear” (French origin)

English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: Supplanter; one who takes the place of; protector (Hebrew; Old Testament).