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Ezzard
♡Form of Ezra: Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
Vaughn
♡Small one (Old Welsh).
Gay
♡Form of Gale: Lively one (Old English).
Monroe
♡Dweller near the red swamp (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Blythe
♡Merry one (Old English); more often a female name.
Nolan
♡“Champion” (Irish origin)
Forest
♡Dweller at a forest (Old French).
Dexter
♡Dexterous one; right-handed; skillful (Latin).
Omari
♡Long life (Swahili, East Africa).
Jashaun
♡Blend of “Ja” and “Shaun”
Trevon
♡“Fair town” (modern American origin)
MacHenry
♡Son of Henry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
CeeCee
♡No meaning available
Orlando
♡“Famous throughout the land” (Italian origin, adapted)
Ryan
♡Little king; kingly (Irish Gaelic).
Clint
♡A town on a hill (English).
Nirel
♡Hebrew origin, meaning “field of God”
Lawrence
♡From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin).
Mekhi
♡“One who is like God” (Hebrew origin, popularized in African American culture)
Caldwell
♡Cold spring; cool, clear spring (Old English).
Rowland
♡Form of Roland: From the famous land (French; Old High German).
Gerald
♡Rules by the spear (German).
Alrutheus
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Sephaniah
♡Created name from African-American culture.
H'cone
♡Created name from African-American culture, the backward spelling of the male name Enoch: Dedicated, consecrated (Hebrew).
Mercer
♡Merchant; storekeeper (French).
Abdullah
♡Form of Abduhl: Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Cosmo
♡Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).
Norvell
♡From the north estate (Old Anglo-French).
Barry
♡Great spearsman or marksman; spearlike or pointed (Irish Gaelic).
Navier
♡No meaning available
Borel
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Ishmael
♡“God listens” (Hebrew origin)
Lane
♡“Narrow road” (English origin)
Zamari
♡No meaning available
Canada
♡Place name—a country in North America.
Jaheim
♡Unique African American name with a modern sound
Asa
♡Healer, physician (AY-suh—Old Testament; Hebrew).
Williard
♡Form of Willard: Resolute and brave (Old English).
Brandon
♡“Beacon hill” (English origin, popularized in African American culture)
Hayward
♡Keeper of the enclosed hedge (Old English).
Benner
♡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).
Desmond
♡Gracious protector (English).
Fuller
♡One who shrinks cloth (English).
Bernard
♡Form of Bernhard: Brave as a bear (Old German).
Antwone
♡A creative variation of “Antoine,” meaning “priceless”
Urick
♡No meaning available
Jonathan
♡Jehovah’s gift (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Caleb
♡Bold one; dog; one with a bold stance and faithful affection (Old Testament—a leader of the the Israelites; Hebrew).
Ahmaud
♡Form of Ahmad: Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Daniel
♡God is my judge (Hebrew; Old Testament—major prophet).
VaShon
♡Unique African American name
Quamell
♡Unique African American name
Obasi
♡“In honor of God” (Igbo origin)
Maynard
♡Powerful, brave (Old German).
Robin
♡Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).
Whitney
♡From the white-haired one’s island (Old English).
Darlington
♡From the dear or daring settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Anatole
♡From Anatolios: Sunrise, daybreak, dawn; man from the East (AN-uh-tohl—Greek).
Guion
♡If pronounced "gy-an," form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).
Trenton
♡“Trent’s town” (English origin)
Darvell
♡Variation of “Darrel” with unique spelling
Shirrel
♡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.
Alonzo
♡“Eager for battle” (Spanish origin, popularized)
Dannell
♡No meaning available
Winston
♡“Joyful stone” (English origin, commonly used in African American culture)
Victor
♡“Conqueror” (Latin origin)
Ewin
♡Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).
Jafari
♡“Stream” (Swahili origin)
Justin
♡Upright, just one (Old French).
Ozie
♡Form of Ozni: Hearing (OZ-ny—Old Testament—grandson of Jacob; Hebrew).
Puis
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Chuma
♡“Wealth” (Igbo origin)
Barrington
♡Meaning uncertain (Norman; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Morganfield
♡Form of Morgan: Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).
Yorell
♡No meaning available
Kenyatta
♡A traditional beaded belt that carries the meaning "light of Kenya" (Kikuyu, Kenya).
Jaren
♡Modern variation of “Aaron”
Clifford
♡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.
Ellisworth
♡Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).
Franklin
♡“Free landholder” (English origin, widely used)
Rhyland
♡No meaning available
Philando
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Thurman
♡Protected by Thor, the ancient Norse god of thunder (English).
Tremaine
♡Modern African American name with a distinctive style
Carpentier
♡Form of Charpentier: Worker of wood (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Raulston
♡Variation of “Raul” with “-ston” suffix
Nazir
♡Arabic origin, meaning “helper”
Tobias
♡Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Reuben
♡“Behold, a son” (Hebrew origin)
Miles
♡Soldier, warrior (Late Latin).
Draydan
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Oscar
♡Divine spear; divine man of the spear (Old English; Scottish).
Cade
♡Form of Cadell: Spirit of battle (Irish; Welsh).
Mose
♡Form of Moses: Mercy; saved from the water (Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses).
Rashid
♡Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).
Eugene
♡Well born; noble (Greek).
Kemonte
♡Blend of “Ke” and “Monte”
Sinbad
♡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.
Jermaine
♡French origin, meaning “brotherly,” popular in African American culture
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