Discover Beautiful African American Names

“Faith” (Swahili origin)

Helped by God, saved by God (o-SHE-ah—Hebrew).

No meaning available

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

Resolute and brave (Old English).

Modern blend of “Ny” and “Quell”

Dweller at the thorny estate (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

The name given Jacob by the Lord (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Variation of “Khalil”

No meaning available

Form of Thaddeus: One who praises (Latin).

Dweller by a fortified stronghold (Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

Slavic origin, meaning “declaration of peace”

No meaning available

Form of Francis: Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

Form of Cedric: Battle chieftain (Old English).

Blend of two names such as Clovis (great fighter; famous warrior—French; Old German; Teutonic) and Louis (great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince—French; Old German).

Life is the first thing (n-doo-BWEE-see—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

No meaning available

He came in a joyful time (ah-DEH-bah-yo—West Africa; Yoruba, Nigeria).

“Brave lion” (German origin)

Jonis's settlement (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

Dweller from the colony by the lake or pool—Lincoln, a city in Lincolnshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Surname of the sixteenth president of the United States (Abraham Lincoln).

Modern name with “x” suffix

Divinely strong (German).

Unique spelling of “Darius”

Mighty, brave (Old German).

“Forceful, powerful” (Swahili origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana; Ewe, Ghana).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar (Latin).

Meaning unknown (Guyana).

Strong, valorous, healthy (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Free landholder” (English origin, widely used)

Unique African American name

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).

A form of Randolf: Shield wolf (Old English). The wolf suggests courage.

Form of Ernest, the English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).

“Remembered by God” (Hebrew origin)

Variation on “Trevon,” meaning “fair town”

Generous (Swahili, East Africa).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Tawia: Next child after twins (Akan, Ghana; Ga [Gao], Ghana). In the Ga language, the name can be either male or female.

Unique blend of “Ma” and “Jon”

Form of Regin: Judgment (reeg-un—Old Norse).

No meaning available

“Ruler of the household” (German origin)

Son of Henry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God the highest” (Swahili origin)

Unique blend inspired by “Lazaro”

Meaning and origin unknown.

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

“Warlike” (Spanish origin, modern American adaptation)

Form of Hastings: Son of the severe, violent one (Old English).

Form of Aloysius: Famous warrior (Late Latin).

Blend of “Ri” and “Shawn”

No meaning available

Black-eyed one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

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Learned person (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Gatekeeper (French, from the Latin).

No meaning available

“Child of the freeborn” (Igbo origin)

“The king” (French origin)

No meaning available

“Wise river” (Irish origin)

“Happy, blessed” (Hebrew origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

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.

No meaning available

Act of ill will (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Father of peace (Old Testament—son of King David; Hebrew).

Form of Obadiah: Servant of God (Old Testament; Hebrew).

“Overseer” (English origin)

No meaning available

Form of Honorius: Man of honor (Latin).

Courageous; valiant, warlike one (Irish).

No meaning available

Unique African American name

No meaning available

Strong, stern (Latin).

Word name—form of the word dem Schiff: Ships (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Ezra: Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).

English form of Merlin: Dweller in the fortress by the sea (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dweller at the brook in the hollow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Pleasing to Krishna, the name of a popular Hindu deity (Sanskrit).

“Defender of the people” (Greek origin)

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

Variation of “Marvel,” meaning “miracle”

Small settlement (Anglo-Saxon; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available