Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Alphonso: Noble and ready; eager for battle (Old German).

Blend of two names such as Alvin (friend of all; noble friend—Old German) and Ester (star—Hebrew; Persian [Farsi], Iran).

Combination of “Leon” and “Andre”

“Born at dawn” (Ugandan origin)

No meaning available

Spanish origin, meaning “nobleman”

Swahili origin, meaning “blond”

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

Dyer (Middle English).

Stoneworker (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Salvation of God (Old Testament—prophet; Hebrew).

English origin, meaning “beautiful town”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

No meaning available

Modern African American name with a unique sound

Form of Zachariah: Jehovah has remembered (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Modern variation of “Aaron”

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

Hunter (Greek).

“Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)

“Fair” (Irish origin)

Form of Errol: To wander (Latin).

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

Dweller at the priest’s place (Old English).

No meaning available

Scholar (Old French).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Disciple of St. Columba” (Scottish origin)

Form of Terence: Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).

Son (Hebrew).

Form of Steven, a form of Stephen: Crowned one (Greek).

Brave spearman (German).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Rasheed or Rashid: Rightly guided (Arabic, North Africa).

“Thorny patch” (English origin)

Unique spelling, modern African American name

No meaning available

Word name: The end (Latin).

Unique African American name with “-ell” suffix

No meaning available

Quarrelsome (Middle German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique blend of “Ra” and “Von”

“Gift of God” (Hebrew origin)

Badger (English).

Modern African American name

Son of the follower of St. John (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Ra” and “Shawn”

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

Unique modern name

“One who is blessed” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

Form of Cyril: Lordly one (Greek).

“Fifth born” (French origin, popularized by Quincy Jones)

King (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Spanish and Italian form of Roland: From the famous land (Old German).

Italian origin, meaning “free”

Resolute, brilliant one (Old German).

“Wise protector” (German origin)

Form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).

“Faith” (Swahili origin)

Latin origin, meaning “from Hadria”

Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“God is gracious” (modern African American name)

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

“Nature’s son” (modern African American origin)

Unique spelling of “Farren,” meaning “adventurous”

Form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Modern African American name

Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew: New Testament).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“King” (French-inspired modern origin, popularized by LeBron James)

No meaning available

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

No meaning available

Form of Baron: Son of strength; vigor; potency (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Terence: Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).

Second-born child (man-NOO—Akan, Ghana).

“Trent’s town” (English origin)

“Youthful” (Latin origin)

Form of Bradford: From the broad river crossing (English).

French form of Aemilius: Industrious one; rival (Latin).

Son of Roy (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Niall: Champion (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Kendrick: Son of Henry (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Abduhl: Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

“Shield wolf” (German origin)

Form of Ozni: Hearing (OZ-ny—Old Testament—grandson of Jacob; Hebrew).

Form of DaCosta: One who dwells on a slope (Galician; Italian; Jewish [Sephardic]; Portuguese); surname or family name given as a first or middle name.

The truly bold; noble; sacred prince; genuine (Anglo-French; German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique spelling of “Malik,” meaning “king”

Blend of two names such as Quinn (wise; intelligent—Irish Gaelic) and Shawn (God is good, gracious—Irish).

Form of Niall: Champion (Irish Gaelic).

“Dark” (Irish origin)

Dweller from the southern settlement (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of Jerrold, a form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).