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Gobo
♡Meaning unknown (South Africa).
Elonzo
♡Variation of “Alonzo”
Claxton
♡Place name from the Old Norse personal name Klakkr or the Old English personal name Clacc: From the settlement on the hill; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Eric
♡“Ever ruler” (Norse origin)
Renardo
♡Spanish origin, meaning “wise power”
Kalem
♡Modern African American name
Shamon
♡Unique African American name
Rosco
♡Form of Roscoe: From the deer forest (Old Norse).
Jelani
♡Mighty, strong (jeh-LAH-nee—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).
Sherman
♡Cloth finisher; sheepshearer (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Sensei
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Ali
♡Elevated, greatest, noble, exalted (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Nash
♡“By the ash tree” (English origin)
Charles
♡“Freeman” (German origin)
Postell
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Ezil
♡Form of Ezekiel: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
Gus
♡“Great” (short form of Augustus)
Prince
♡Noble title (English origin, used as a given name in African American culture)
Yariel
♡Modern African American name
Zahair
♡No meaning available
Grady
♡No meaning available
Lander
♡Owner of a grassy plain; territory (Middle English, from the German).
McCoy
♡Son of Fire, the name of a Celtic pagan god (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Adonis
♡Handsome lord (Greek). From Greek and Roman mythology.
Zephan
♡No meaning available
Vince
♡Form of Vincent: Conquering one (Latin).
Sam
♡To hear (Hebrew).
Zach
♡Form of Zachariah: Jehovah has remembered (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Cardell
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Quillon
♡Latin origin, meaning “strong”
Marquise
♡“Noble” (variation of Marquis)
Darkes
♡Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in late eighteenth-century New England.
Boston
♡Place name—A town near the thicket (English); city or town in 10 states in the United States: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, four in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, and two in Virginia.
Mindingo
♡Meaning and origin unknown.
Wilson
♡Son of William: Resolute protector (Old German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Imhotep
♡A prime minister during the Third Egyptian Dynasty who was the mastermind behind the step pyramid.
Lesean
♡Modern blend of “Le” and “Sean”
Varion
♡Unique blend of “Va” and “Rion”
Knox
♡“Round hill” (Scottish origin)
Amir
♡Populous; prince (ah-MEER—Arabic, North Africa).
Bandele
♡Born away from home (Yoruba, Nigeria).
Verne
♡Form of Vernon: Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).
Molefi
♡The keeper of tradition (Swahili, East Africa).
Elliot
♡French form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Napoleon
♡Lion of the new city; lion from the woodland (Greek).
Sammeto
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).
Alvin
♡“Noble friend” (English origin)
Cottrell
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Demond
♡Form of Desmond: Gracious protector (English).
Troylen
♡No meaning available
Reuban
♡Form of Reuben: Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).
Rolihlahla
♡Pulling the branch of a tree; troublemaker (Xhosa, South Africa).
Alex
♡Helper and defender of humankind (English).
Esau
♡Hairy (EE-saw—Hebrew; Old Testament—son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob).
Larkin
♡A form of Lawrence: From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Antaeus
♡Form of Antaios: An adversary; one who is opposite (an-TEE-us—Greek).
Corey
♡“Hollow” (Irish origin, adapted)
Harnian
♡Created name from African-American culture.
K'aunté
♡No meaning available
Nox
♡Latin origin, meaning “night”
Terrence
♡Form of Terence: Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).
Yusuf
♡Form of Yoseph or Joseph: He shall add (YOO-suf—Arabic, North Africa; Hebrew; Swahili, East Africa).
Marshall
♡Military officer; keeper of horses (Middle English).
Don
♡Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).
Jaelen
♡Created name from African-American culture, a form of Jalal: Greatness (jah-LAL—Arabic, North Africa).
Ossie
♡Form of Oswald: Divinely powerful (German, borrowed from the English).
Lewis
♡“Famous warrior” (English origin)
Barrell
♡No meaning available
Michel
♡French form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).
Turner
♡“Works with a lathe” (English origin)
Steve
♡Form of Steven, a form of Stephen, a form of Stephanos: Crowned one (Greek).
Keandre
♡Combination of “Ke” and “Andre,” meaning “manly”
Basim
♡No meaning available
Deon
♡Form of Dion or Dennis, from Dionysos, Greek mythological god of wine and revelry.
Abebe
♡He has flowered, flourished, grown (ah-BUH-buh—Amharic, Ethiopia).
Tazwell
♡Created name from African-American culture.
Othal
♡Form of Otha: Prosperous (German).
Drew
♡“Manly” (variation of Andrew)
Arvell
♡Unique African American name
Elvis
♡All wise (Scandinavian).
Jasper
♡“Bringer of treasure” (Persian origin)
Aston
♡No meaning available
Ezzard
♡Form of Ezra: Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
Shariff
♡Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).
Garland
♡“Land of the spear” (French origin)
Brison
♡Blend of “Bri” and “Son”
Cain
♡“Acquired” (Hebrew origin)
Upton
♡Upper estate or town (Old English).
Jerry
♡Form of Jerome: Sacred or holy name (Greek; Latin).
Omari
♡Long life (Swahili, East Africa).
Augusta
♡Form of Augustine or Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).
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.
Asaad
♡No meaning available
DeMario
♡“Of Mars, warlike” (modern African American origin)
August
♡“Great, magnificent” (Latin origin)
Da'vante
♡No meaning available
Khalil
♡Arabic origin, meaning “friend,” used widely
Lonnie
♡Form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).
Kennedy
♡Helmeted head; helmeted chief (Irish Gaelic); old Irish and Scottish clan name. Surname of the thirty-fifth president of the United States (John F. Kennedy).
Heathcliff
♡From the heath cliff (Middle English).
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