Discover Beautiful African American Names

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Blend of two names such as Lee (from the pasture meadow—Old English; poetic—Irish Gaelic) and Darryl (little dear or beloved one—French).

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From the marsh farm or estate (Old English).

Form of Dana: From the Scandinavian country Denmark (Old Norse).

Form of Chaves: From the place near the waters of Flavius (Portuguese); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Blend of “De” and “Mari”

Form of McConville: Son of the bald hound (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (French; Old German).

Form of Evandros: Manly (Greek). In Roman mythology, the som of Hermes.

Botanical name used for both boys and girls (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique African American name with a modern sound

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English origin, meaning “rejoice”

“Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)

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Modern name variation, combining “De” with “Mario”

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern blend, popular suffix

Form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Hunter (Greek).

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

Dweller at the thorny estate (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Exalted father (Hebrew; Old Testament—Abraham’s name before God changed it). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

Form of Earl: Nobleman, chief (Old English).

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

“Flourishing” (Arabic origin)

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Created name from African-American culture.

Sovereign (Greek).

Form of Lynn: From the lake, pool, or waterfall (Old Welsh); predominantly a female name.

French origin, meaning “wool worker”

Meaning and origin unknown.

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.

Modern blend of “Ka” with “-von” suffix

From the bean field (Old English).

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Son” (Scottish origin)

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Form of David: Beloved one (Hebrew; Old Testament—King of Israel).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Darrell: Little dear or beloved one (French).

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Modern blend, inspired by “Jalen” and “Jelani”

From the wine town (English).

Messenger of God (MAL-ah-KY—Hebrew; Old Testament).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

Form of Adolphus, a Swedish form of Adolph: Noble wolf; noble hero (Old German).

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Unique modern name

Determined peacemaker (German).

English origin, meaning “claw”

“Son of Madoc” (Welsh origin)

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“Peace” (Zulu origin)

Spanish form of Ferdinand: World daring; life adventuring (Gothic).

Greek form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

Ascending, rising (Sanskrit).

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

Blend of two names such as Quinn (wise; intelligent—Irish Gaelic) and Shawn (God is good, gracious—Irish).

Form of Ahmed: Highly praised (Arabic, North Africa).

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Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Kalif: Holy boy (Muslim; Somalia).

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“Rock” (Scottish origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)

One who lives on the edge of an escarpment (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. The surname of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is used as a first or middle name in honor of the slain activist.

“Man from the north” (English origin)

Sea tide (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Steven, a form of Stephen, a form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).

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“Bounty” (Celtic origin, adapted in African American culture)

“Beautiful” (Arabic origin, inspired by sprinter Usain Bolt)

Form of Trevor: Prudent, discreet, wise (Irish Gaelic).

Jasper stone (Old French).

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

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Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

From St. Denis, France (Old French).

Form of Maccabees: Supporters of Judas Maccabeus, the leader of a successful revolt of Jewish patriots against Syria in 166 B.C.E. (MAK-ah-BEE—Hebrew).

Form of the Middle English Jenyn, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

Created name from African-American culture.

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“Nobleman” (English origin)

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

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