Discover Beautiful African American Names

Variation of “Darrel” with unique spelling

Little Steven (Spanish).

One who hunts; a huntsman (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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

Created name from African-American culture.

“Strong decision” (French origin)

Unique variation of “Israel”

Son of Hall: Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).

“Son of Will” (English origin)

Stylized form of “Javon”

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

“From Leicester” (English origin)

Wise ruler (Old English).

“Son of Jay” (modern American origin)

Form of Hammond: Home; high protection (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early nineteenth-century New England.

“Prince” (Irish origin)

Form of Leiandros: Lion man; brave one (Greek).

No meaning available

Flattering, winning, and strong (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).

Unique blend of “Va” and “Rel”

Form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).

No meaning available

Great king (Zulu, South Africa).

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

Blend of “De” and “Monte,” meaning “mountain”

English origin, meaning “heather-covered hill”

No meaning available

Dweller at the crag or rock (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Champion (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

“Beauty” (Arabic origin)

“Dark-haired” (English origin)

Ascending, rising (Sanskrit).

No meaning available

Blend of “Qu” and “Arian”

Form of Konrad: Brave and wise (German).

“Priceless” (variation of Anthony, widely used)

Father of the multitude (Hebrew; Old Testament—first of the patriarchs, father of the Hebrew nation, ancestor of the Hebrews and Arabs). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

No meaning available

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

Variation of “Frederick”

Created name from African-American culture.

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One who shrinks cloth (English).

King (English, from the Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Modern African American name

Spanish origin, meaning “of the sea”

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

Modern African American name, “smooth, calm”

From the dear or daring settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Strong” (Swahili origin)

In mythology, a Titan compelled to hold the world on his shoulders (Greek).

Unique blend of “De” and “Marius”

Form of Linwood: Dweller from the pool or waterfall near the forest (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Laughter” (Hebrew origin)

Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my strength”

Form of Alexander: Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

Blend of “Car” and “Dell”

Watchful one (Hebrew).

Word name—from the word blaec: Dark complexioned (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Proud (Gaelic); surname or family given for a first or middle name.

Strong, manly (French).

Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Errol: To wander (Latin).

“God leads” (Igbo origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Wayne: Wagonmaker (Old English).

No meaning available

Shining one from the North (German).

No meaning available

Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).

Japanese origin, meaning “intelligent”

Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).

Stable; prosperous (Latin).

A military man (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Place name—city in Japan (KOH-bay).

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (muh-NOOT—Sudan). Name common among Dinka males in Sudan.

The earl’s shelter (English). Name found among descendants of slaves in Maryland during the late nineteenth century.

No meaning available

Youthful, springlike, born in the spring (Latin).

From the estate of the noble one (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Servant of God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

“Strong as a bear” (German origin)

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Form of Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

“Gift of God” (Greek origin)

Learned (se-KOO—Guinea).

“Priceless” (variation of Antoine)

No meaning available