Discover Beautiful African American Names

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Latin origin, meaning “night”

Valley enclosure or settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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Form of Joshua: God is my salvation (Hebrew).

Hairy (EE-saw—Hebrew; Old Testament—son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob).

Peaceful ruler (Old German).

Form of Alfred: Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Meaning unknown (Yoruba, Nigeria).

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“Wolf shield” (English origin)

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

Variation of “Raul” with “-ston” suffix

Knight; horseman, rider (Late Latin; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Hebrew origin, meaning “the Lord is my God”

“Pledge” (English origin)

“Small” (Welsh origin, often used in African American culture)

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Ja” and “Quarius”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

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Stable, tranquil (Latin).

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Created name from African-American culture, a form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

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Noble, famous (English).

Form of names beginning with “Vin,” such as Vincent (conquering one—Latin) and Vinton (from the wine town—English).

From the town near the clearing in the woods (Scottish).

“Great, magnificent” (Latin origin)

Spanish form of Stephen or Steven: Crowned one (Greek).

Form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); also a female name.

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.

Form of Ratcliff: Red cliff or riverbank (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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.

Variation of “Giovanni,” meaning “God is gracious”

“Northerner” (French origin)

Form of Andre: Strong, manly (French).

Well born; noble (Greek).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Qu” and “Arion”

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Willard: Resolute and brave (Old English).

Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Ruling raven (Old German).

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

Form of Bertram: Brilliant raven; he shall be famous (English; German).

Keeper of the garden (English; French).

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“Bright army” (German origin)

Bold and daring (Old German).

Arabic origin, meaning “owner of dates”

Like a horn (Latin).

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“Good judgment” (Arabic origin)

Praiseworthy, more commendable (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Lewis, a form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Latin origin, meaning “young warrior”

Fiery or ardent one (Latin).

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

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Blend of “Jamar” and “Marcus”

“Army ruler” (English origin)

Blend of two names such as Fay (raven—Irish Gaelic) and Bernard (brave as a bear—Old German).

Mighty power (Old Norse).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of two names such as Lonnie (form of Tsalani—goodbye, farewell—Ngoni, Southern Africa; form of Alonzo, a Spanish form of Alphonso—noble, ready for battle—German) and Lionel (young lion—English; French; Latin—surname or family name given for a first or middle name).

Arabic origin, meaning “knight, horseman”

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Form of Keita: Place name—town in Niger, a country in West Africa.

Form of Philon, a form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).

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Army ruler (Old Norse); army commander (English).

Form of Aleph: The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew).

Dexterous one; right-handed; skillful (Latin).

Unique spelling of “Dwayne,” meaning “dark or swarthy”

Form of Hiram: Most noble one; of noble birth (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Unique African American name

“Generous” (Arabic origin)

Form of Terrell: Ruler of thunder (Old English); rooted in Thor, the mystical Norse god of thunder.

Form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).

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

Form of Levell: Beloved ruler (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Combination of “D” and “Andre”

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

“Lion” (Southern African origin)

Patient, tolerant; one who overlooks the fault of others (Muslim).

Hard worker (Bondei, Tanzania).

Italian origin, meaning “free”

Form of a place name: Loudoun, a county in the state of Virginia; Loudoun, a street in London, England.

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Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Trey” and “-on”

Unique African American name

“Third” (modern American origin)

English origin, meaning “nobleman, warrior”

Form of Festus: Meaning and origin unknown. In the New Testament, the procurator of Judea through whom Paul made his famous appeal to Caesar.