Discover Beautiful African American Names

Form of Eugene: Well born, noble (Greek).

“Young lion” (Latin origin)

Unique African American name

Unique blend of “De” and “Quarius”

Red-haired person (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name:

Form of the French surname Degrasse, a name first found in Provence.

No meaning available

“Fair-haired” (English origin, modern American adaptation)

Unique African American name

Form of Dawud, the Arabic form of David: Beloved one (dah-WUUD—Arabic, North Africa; Hebrew; Old Testament—king of Israel).

Dweller at the rocky meadow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Sanskrit origin, meaning “king”

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.

Mature counselor (German).

“Third” (modern American origin)

Little king; kingly (Irish Gaelic).

Acquired (Hebrew; Old Testament—the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel).

Blend of “Ra” and “Quan”

Form of Emmett: Industrious, strong (Old German).

Place name—county in England and sixteen places in the United States.

Form of Nathan: Giver (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Dick, a form of Richard: Powerful ruler (Old German).

From the cliff estate or town (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Slavic origin, meaning “declaration of peace”

Form of Stanley: Dweller at the rocky meadow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God is good” (Greek origin)

Form of Nedaviah: Generosity of the Lord (NED-ah-VY-ah—Hebrew).

Resolute and brave (Old English).

“Young wolf” (Irish origin)

“Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

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

Weaver (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God leads” (Igbo origin)

Dweller by a thicket (English; Irish; Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

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).

“Peace” (Zulu origin)

“Hill settlement” (English origin)

No meaning available

Unique African American name

Danish crossing (English).

English form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

Blend of “Ty” and “Quan”

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

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

“Great hill” (Scottish origin)

“Church land” (English origin)

Meaning unknown (Nigeria).

From the bent-grass farm (Old English).

Form of Ervin: Handsome (Irish); sea friend (English).

Dweller at the crossroads; toll collector (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—a town in West Virginia.

No meaning available

Form of Du Bois: Dweller near the wood; woodsman; woodworker (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Word name—the French word tres (tray): Three.

Combination of “Sha” and “Vonte”

No meaning available

The advancer (Old English).

Second King of Rome (Latin).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).

Form of Romanus: Man from Rome (French; Latin).

Form of Paris: Character in Greek mythology.

“God’s gift” (shortened form of Theodore)

Form of Al-Hakim: The wise (al-hah-KEEM—Qur’an or Koran; Arabic, North Africa).

Kind, affectionate one (Old Norse; Scandinavian).

“Dark-skinned” (Latin origin, widely used in African American communities)

Meaning and origin unknown.

“Pilgrim” (English origin)

Vain (Latin).

“Of the past” (Swahili origin)

From the secure fortress (Old English).

Form of Matthew: Gift of God (Hebrew; New Testament).

English origin, meaning “safe place”

The Lord is God (Hebrew).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Oarsman” (French origin)

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

Inspired by the university name

Thrush, blackbird (French, from the Latin).

“God heals” (Hebrew origin)

Prince (West Africa).

“Tender” (variation of Terrence)

No meaning available

Son of Leod, the ugly wolf (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God listens” (Hebrew origin)

Scholar (Old French).

“Free landholder” (English origin, widely used)

Akan origin, meaning “born on Saturday”

All saints (French); bestowed on those born on or near All Saints' Day.

Meaning and origin unknown.

One involved in the wool trade (Dutch; English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Gift of God” (Hebrew origin)