Discover Beautiful African American Names

Unique blend of “Zay” with “-den” suffix

Modern African American name, often with “De” prefix

“Dark-skinned” (Latin origin)

“Watchman” (German origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Bowman” (English 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.

“Protection, stronghold” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

“God increases” (Arabic origin)

Modern variation of “Eric,” meaning “ever ruler”

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

Form of Philip: Lover of horses (Greek).

Form of Carl: Freeman, peasant, man (English).

No meaning available

Man of rank (Irish).

“Great” (English origin)

Blend of “Ja” and “Darius”

Form of Darrell: Little dear or beloved one (French).

Place name—city in Georgia.

The pilgrim (Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

From the bent-grass farm (Old English).

Scottish form of John: God is gracious (EE-an—New Testament; Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

Greek form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire). New Testament spelling of the Old Testament prophet’s name.

Spanish origin, meaning “of the sea”

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Chancellor, church official; chief recordkeeper; a diligent man who earned his good fortune (English).

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

Helper and defender of humankind (French).

Ellis's town (English). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Lot: To cover (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

Form of Theodore: Gift of God (Greek).

Lion of the new city; lion from the woodland (Greek).

A blend of two names such as Micah (like unto the Lord—Hebrew; Old Testament prophet) and Elijah (Hebrew; Jehovah is my God—Old Testament).

“Sun child” (Hebrew origin)

Representative of the initials “B.B.”

Amharic origin, meaning “descendant”

Blend of “Terry” and “-ion” suffix

No meaning available

Form of Andrew: Strong, manly (Greek).

Combination of “Leon” and “Andre”

Form of Chico: Boy, lad (Spanish).

One who shrinks cloth (English).

French form of Peter: Rock or stone (Latin; New Testament).

Meaning unknown (West Africa).

No meaning available

Form of Roscoe: From the deer forest (Old Norse).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Man of the North (English; French).

Dweller near a plum tree; dealer in feathers; maker of lead pipes, plumber (Anglo-French; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Free man (Irish Gaelic).

“Red-haired” (English origin)

Unique blend of “Ka” and “rell” suffix

Son of Jeffrey (divinely peaceful—Old French; God’s peace—English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“God heals” (Hebrew origin)

“Priceless” (variation of Antoine)

Form of Christopher: Believer in Christ; anointed one; Christlike (Greek).

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“One who is like God” (Hebrew origin, popularized in African American culture)

No meaning available

Unique African American name with “-ion” suffix

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Elf ruler (English).

Meaning unknown (Mali).

“Gift of God” (Greek origin)

Handsome lord (Greek). From Greek and Roman mythology.

Stylized form of “Javon”

Great king of the Zulus who, in 1818, united the people of South Africa against colonial control; also called Shaka (Zulu, South Africa).

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

John's town (Middle English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Rock” (Scottish origin)

No meaning available

“Son of Jeffrey” (English origin)

A tough boy or man (slang).

Form of Ford: River crossing (Old English).

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

Modern name with unique spelling

Italian origin, meaning “brave”

Blend of “Da” and “Mere”

Form of Forrest: Dweller or worker in a forest (Old French).

No meaning available

Hebrew origin, meaning “pure”

“Citizen of Rome” (Latin origin)

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (Guyana).

From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).

“Ruler” (Italian origin)

Lively one (Old English).

“Warlike” (Polish origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Name of a Cadillac automobile model.