Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique variation of “Israel”

No meaning available

“Brave counsel” (German origin)

Variation of “Sean” with unique spelling

From a forest of nut trees (French). Name often given in honor of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Unique African American name

White one's estate (Old English).

Little Peter (French).

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

Form of Montague: Dweller at the pointed hill (English, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

English origin, meaning “famous”

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Marcus: Little hammer; little warlike one (Latin). Rooted in Mars, the Roman god of war.

Form of Stacy: Stable; prosperous (Latin).

Meaning unknown (The Gambia); surname of the character Kunta Kinte in Alex Haley’s book Roots, given for a first or middle name.

Form of Roe: Roe-deer; small, agile European deer (Middle English).

Greek origin, meaning “salvation”

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

“Bowman” (English origin)

Unique blend of “Har” and “Win”

Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).

“Wisdom” (Ghanaian origin)

“Of the past” (Swahili origin)

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Young lion” (Latin origin)

Form of Emery: Industrious ruler (English, from the Old German).

Watchman, defender, true man (Old German).

Prince (West Africa).

Italian origin, meaning “free”

No meaning available

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

Industrious, strong (Old German).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Clayborne: Boundary marked by clovers; brook near a clay bed (French; German; Old English).

“Council protector” (Irish origin)

Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Lot: To cover (Hebrew; Old Testament).

“Of Marcus” (modern American origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

Form of Brian: Strong one (Celtic).

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

Fearless person, brave one; comforter, bringer of consolation (Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

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

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

Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).

Form of Bert: Shining brightly; glorious one (Old English).

Arabic origin, meaning “well-developed,” popularized by Shaquille O’Neal

Form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

No meaning available

“My messenger” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American culture)

Soldier, warrior (Late Latin).

Vigilant; watchful one (Greek; Latin).

Meaning and origin unknown.

English origin, meaning “land by the road”

No meaning available

No meaning available

“God heals” (Hebrew origin)

Meaning unknown (Nigeria).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Burrows: From the fortified house on the hill (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God is with us” (Hebrew origin, popular in African American communities)

The advancer (Old English).

Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Form of Nikolaos: Victorious army; victorious people; victorious one (Greek).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Kenyatta: A traditional beaded belt that carries the meaning "light of Kenya" (Kikuyu, Kenya).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

Greatest in excellence; great pool or spring (Irish; Latin; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Young warrior” (modern American origin)

“God is good” (Greek origin)

No meaning available

Form of Eli: High (Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Representation of the letter “B.”

No meaning available

Spanish form of Emmanuel: God is with us (Hebrew).

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown (mal-a-VEE-ya).

Merchant (Middle English; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Abounding in elm trees (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name with unique spelling

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in late eighteenth-century New England.

Tell me (oo-SEH-nee—Yao, Malawi).

Public official; person in charge; bailiff or steward (Old French).

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

“Wealth” (Igbo origin)

Form of Lennox: Abounding in elm trees (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dweller at the willow ford. (Old English).

Meaning and language unknown (South Africa).

“Little hill” (English origin)