Discover Beautiful African American Names

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Flora: Flower; Roman goddess of flowers (Latin).

Living; generous; form of Zeus, chief of the Olympian gods (Greek). Name found among enslaved black men in eighteenth-century New England.

Form of Humphrey: Peaceful Hun; peace-support (Old German).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Army man, soldier (Old German).

From the bright meadow (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Male form of Winifred: Peaceful friend; blessed peace (Welsh).

Dweller from the island of Lelli, Lealla—Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

Worker at a manor house; the hall (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Place name—Island of the West Indies archipelago, located off the coast of Florida (Spanish).

Well-known and noble (Latin).

Unique blend of “Va” and “Rel”

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

No meaning available

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

Latin origin, meaning “heaven”

Form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Son of Anders, the Scandinavian form of Andrew: Strong, manly (Greek); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Good, handsome” (Arabic origin)

Wall builder; mason (Old English).

God will add or increase (Hebrew).

Word name—From khayim: Life (Hebrew); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Sharif (sha-REEF): Honorable, eminent (Arabic, North Africa).

No meaning available

Meaning and origin unknown; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Name given to honor the late newspaper publisher John Herman Henry Sengstacke.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Sam: To hear (Hebrew).

Form of Stewart: Household administrator (Scottish, from Middle and Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

No meaning available

“Leader” (French origin)

“Champion” (Irish origin)

“Ascended, uplifted” (Hebrew origin)

“Works with a lathe” (English origin)

Form of Amin: Trustworthy and honest (ah-MEEN—Arabic, North Africa).

No meaning available

Dweller in a glen or valley (Irish Gaelic).

Warrior (Italian).

“From the mountain” (modern American origin)

Upright, just one (Old French).

“Army guard” (German origin)

From the wealthy one’s hill or hill castle (Anglo-Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Wise river” (Irish origin)

African origin, unique name

Divine messenger; messenger of God (Greek).

Latin origin, meaning “strong”

“Red meadow” (English origin)

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

Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

River crossing; road (Old English).

Blend of “Qu” and “Arion”

Form of Reuben: Behold, a son (Hebrew; Old Testament—eldest son of Jacob and Leah).

Form of Bertram: Brilliant raven; he shall be famous (English; German).

Form of Chester: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Fragrant oil” (Greek origin, widely used in African American communities)

Spanish form of the name Martin, the English form of the Latin Martinus: Warlike one; surname or family name given for a first or middle name. Rooted in the mythological god of war, Mars.

Sun’s man or splendid man (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

No meaning available

Unique African American name

Firstborn (Bassa, Liberia).

The earl’s shelter (English). Name found among descendants of slaves in Maryland during the late nineteenth century.

Combination of “La” and “Monte”

One who has excellent character; one who has excellent manners (Arabic, North Africa).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Enslow: A place name in Oxfordshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Augustinius, a form of Augustus: Exalted one, imperial, revered (Latin).

“Laughs” (African origin)

Form of Siegmund: Glorious protector (Old German).

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

Form of Pompey: Tendril; young shoot (Latin). Name found among free black men who lived and worked in early eighteenth-century New England.

Unique spelling of “Malik,” meaning “king”

Meaning and origin unknown.

No meaning available

Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”

Blend of “Cor” and “Den”

“Son of Nicholas” (English origin)

Variation of “Wendell,” meaning “wanderer”

Created name from African-American culture.

“Son of Japheth” (modern African American origin)

No meaning available

God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

Arabic origin, meaning “friend,” used widely

No meaning available

Form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

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

Meaning and origin unknown (mal-a-VEE-ya).

Blend of “Deon” and “Trey”

Masculine form of Marie, the French form of Mary, the English form of the Latin Maria (New Testament), from the Hebrew Miryam: Sea of bitterness or sea of sorrow (Old Testament—sister of Moses and Aaron).

“Wise counselor” (English origin)

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

Form of Alfred: Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Combination of “La” prefix with “Marcus”

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

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

Variation of “Marvel,” meaning “miracle”

Blend of “Darius” and “-ion” suffix, meaning “upholder of good”

No meaning available

No meaning available

Blend of two names such as Zemariah (zeh-MARE-ree-ah—song, melody—Hebrew) and Roy (king—French; red-haired—Celtic).

Noble one (Latin).