Discover Beautiful African American Names

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

One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“From the farm” (English origin)

No meaning available

Form of Golding: Son of the golden one (Old English).

Form of McDonnell (MacDonnell): Son of Donhnall (or Donald)—mighty ruler (Irish Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Possible form of Akin, Akins: Warrior, hero, brave man or boy (ah-KEEN, ah-KEENS—Yoruba, Nigeria).

Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dweller by the burnt land (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and language unknown (South Africa).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Dennis, the English form of Denis, the French form of Dionysos, Greek mythological God of wine and revelry.

From the cliff land; land near the steep bank (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

“Witness” (Egyptian origin)

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

Form of Pernell: Little Peter (French).

Prefix (meaning “son of”) of a surname or family name given for a first or middle name (Irish; Scottish).

Warrior, warlike (Hebrew, from the Persian; Old Testament); rooted in the Babylonian mythical god of war Marduk.

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

Form of Augustine or Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

No meaning available

Dweller in a town with a tannery, from pellis: skin of a fur-bearing animal (Latin).

Far away, high up (Ewe, Ghana).

Hard worker (Bondei, Tanzania).

No meaning available

“Of the night” (French origin)

Benevolent; content, happy (nah-EEM—Arabic, North Africa).

Famous one’s island (Old English).

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

Son of Roy (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Peaceful (Hebrew; Old Testament—son and successor of King David).

Son of Gray (Irish; Scottish).

“Dark-skinned” (Latin origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

Calf herdsman (English).

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

No meaning available

Tell me (oo-SEH-nee—Yao, Malawi).

Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Unique African American name

Form of Augustine or Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Form of Sundara: Beautiful (Sanskrit).

Eighteenth-century African name of unknown meaning and origin.

Form of Eli: High (Hebrew).

“Guide” (South African origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

Chalk ridge (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Unique modern name

Form of Kendrick (son of Henry—Irish Gaelic; royal ruler—Old English).

No meaning available

Dark one (Latin); from Adria, an ancient town in central Italy.

No meaning available

He laughs (Old Testament—son of Abraham and Sara; Hebrew).

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

Rock or stone (Greek; Latin; New Testament).

“Gift of God” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

Judge from the hill (English; Hebrew; Old Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Famous throughout the land” (Italian origin, adapted)

Unique modern name

No meaning available

Powerful, brave (Old German).

“Leaves” (Malawian origin)

Heavenly object that emits powerful blue light and radio waves (KWAY-zar). It is larger than a star and smaller than a galaxy.

Dweller in the dell (English).

From the pear tree (Middle English).

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

Thrush, blackbird (French, from the Latin).

No meaning available

Stone of help (Hebrew: Old Testament).

Prosperous, wealthy one (German).

Seed of rulership (Arabic, North Africa; Persian [Farsi], Iran).

Blend of “Jamar” and “Marcus”

“Generous” (Arabic origin)

Trendy combination of “Brae” and “-lon” suffix

Dweller at the gates (Middle English).

No meaning available

Form of Isaiah: Salvation of God (Old Testament—prophet; Hebrew).

No meaning available

“Green valley” (French origin)

Order, harmony; the universe (Greek).

“Army guard” (German origin)

Form of Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn or Sean: God is good, gracious (Irish).

Unique blend of “Or” and “Ane”

Form of Brutus: Heavy; dull  (Latin); one of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

“Dyer” (shortened form of Dexter)

From Roman mythology; the twin of Romulus, founder of Rome.

“Powerful” (Irish origin)

Form of William: Resolute protector (Old German).

No meaning available

Form of Chinwe: It belongs to God (Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

Form of Gregory: Vigilant; watchful one (Greek; Latin).

Modern variation of “Tariq”

Blond ruler, elf ruler, spirit ruler (Old French).

At the place of the curly-haired people (Old French).

Variation of “Wendell,” meaning “wanderer”

“Valley” (Scottish origin)