Discover Beautiful African American Names

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

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

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

“Badger” (English origin)

Mighty, strong (jeh-LAH-nee—Igbo or Ibo, Nigeria).

“Deer wood” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Form of Bem: He is peaceful (behm—Tiv, Nigeria).

No meaning available

No meaning available

“Seen” (Yoruba origin)

Blend of two names such as Sayyid (master, lord—Arabic, North Africa) and Vaughn (small one—Old Welsh).

Modern variation of “Jackson,” meaning “son of Jack”

English form of Homeros: Pledge; security (Greek).

Form of Jared: Descendant; the inheritor (JARE-ed—Hebrew).

Irish origin, meaning “white”

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Oswald: Divinely powerful (German, borrowed from the English).

Form of Cuffee, a form of Koffi: Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).

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

Form of Jaleel: Majesty (Arabic, North America).

Variation of “Naeem,” meaning “gracious”

“Pledge” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown. Name of enslaved black men in the late 18th century.

Place name—A village in the state of Gujarat in India.

Word name—The time of day when the sun appears above the horizon.

Created name from African-American culture (leh-MONE).

Noble one’s son; son of the highborn; holy or sacred fame (Old English; Old Franco-German).

Latin origin, meaning “wrathful”

“Thankful” (Swahili origin)

Faith leader (Swahili, East Africa).

From the wilds (Latin).

Place name—an estate in southwestern Glasgow (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Blend of “Ra” and “Quan”

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

Combination of “Jer” with “-rell” suffix, unique to African American culture

Blend of two names such as Moses (mercy; saved from the water—Egyptian; Hebrew; Old Testament—referring to the biblical Moses) and Keziah, a form of Ketziah: (a type of cinnamon—(Hebrew; Old Testament—second daughter of Job, born to him after his great affliction).

Son of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (English; Irish; Scottish; Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

At the place of the curly-haired people (Old French).

Form of Milton: Dweller at the mill town (Old English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Blend of “Ja” and “Vaughn”

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

Arabic origin, meaning “owner of dates”

“Garment maker” (English origin)

Form of Ellsworth: From the estate of a noble one (English).

Dangerous undertaking.

Form of Willard: Resolute and brave (Old English).

From the grove of trees (Old English).

Spanish form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

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

No meaning available

No meaning available

From the marsh farm or estate (Old English).

Form of Walter: Powerful warrior; army ruler (Old German).

Army man, soldier (Old German).

From the spring farm (Old English).

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

No meaning available

Brown-haired one (Irish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Firstborn (Bassa, Liberia).

“Little redhead” (Irish origin)

“Brave, powerful” (English origin)

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

“Conquering” (shortened form of Vincent)

“Industrious ruler” (German origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Variation of “Darrell,” meaning “beloved”

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

Form of Donald: Mighty world ruler (Scottish Gaelic).

Farmer; burning spear (Kikuyu, Kenya).

“Gracious defender” (Irish origin)

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Henry: Ruler of the home or private property (Old English; Old German).

Unique blend of “Ma” and “Jon”

“Dark-haired” (English origin)

“Laughter” (Hebrew origin)

Meaning unknown (South Africa).

“Sword” (Swahili origin)

Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).

Most noble one; of noble birth (Hebrew; Old Testament).

From the new town (French).

Form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Unique African American name

Blend of two names such as Thaddeus (one who praises—Latin; gift of God; stouthearted; courageous—Greek; New Testament) and Shelton (from the settlement near the shelf or high plateau—English; surname or family name given for a first or middle name).

Judge from the hill (English; Hebrew; Old Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Blend of “Ja” and “Mire”

No meaning available

“Of Darius” (modern African American origin)

No meaning available

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

No meaning available

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ron, a form of Ronald: Mighty power (Old Norse).