Curt♡
Meaning: Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).
African American Names for Boys Starting with C
C - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "C". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Cairo♡
Meaning: “Victorious” (Arabic origin, popularized in African American culture)
Cholly♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Clint♡
Meaning: A town on a hill (English).
Caleb♡
Meaning: Bold one; dog; one with a bold stance and faithful affection (Old Testament—a leader of the the Israelites; Hebrew).
Cato♡
Meaning: All-knowing; wise one (Latin).
Clyde♡
Meaning: Place name—a river in Scotland.
Cooper♡
Meaning: One who makes and repairs barrels (English, from the Middle Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Crockett♡
Meaning: One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chet♡
Meaning: Form of Chester: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chester♡
Meaning: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Corday♡
Meaning: Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Corlis♡
Meaning: Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).
Congo♡
Meaning: Place name—A river and two countries in Central Africa. Name found among freed black men from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Constantine♡
Meaning: Firm, constant one; steadfast (Latin).
Chiquito♡
Meaning: Masculine form of Chiquita: Little one (Spanish).
Corder♡
Meaning: Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Char'quez♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Corley♡
Meaning: Dweller near the crane in a woodland clearing (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cevonté♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cesar♡
Meaning: Form of César, Spanish form of Caesar: Long-haired or hairy; through use, emperor (Latin).
Clobert♡
Meaning: Form of Colbert: Famous helmeted one; dark-haired one (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Coles♡
Meaning: Form of Coleman: Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chukwemeka♡
Meaning: Meaning and language unknown (Nigeria).
Coy♡
Meaning: Form of McCoy: Son of fire (Irish; Manx; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chris♡
Meaning: Form of Christian: Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).
Conley♡
Meaning: Descendant of the hound of valor (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Caspar♡
Meaning: Form of Gaspar: Treasure holder (Persian); in the New Testament, one of three kings from the East bearing gifts to the Christ child in Bethlehem.
Chachi♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cayle♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Conroy♡
Meaning: “Wise advisor” (Irish origin)
Clifton♡
Meaning: From the cliff estate or town (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cortell♡
Meaning: Unique blend of “Cor” and “-tell”
Carl♡
Meaning: Freeman, peasant, man (English).
Caudilla♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Carlton♡
Meaning: From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).
Clévon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cartella♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Clerow♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Cal♡
Meaning: Form of Calvin: Bald one (Late Latin).
Cedrick♡
Meaning: Form of Cedric: Battle chieftain (Old English).
Caldwell♡
Meaning: Cold spring; cool, clear spring (Old English).
Cain♡
Meaning: Acquired (Hebrew; Old Testament—the first son of Adam and Eve, who killed his brother Abel).
Chad♡
Meaning: Warlike (Old English).
Coleman♡
Meaning: Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Canada♡
Meaning: Place name—a country in North America.
Carlos♡
Meaning: Spanish form of Charles: Strong, manly (German; Latin).
Cortez♡
Meaning: Spanish origin, meaning “courteous”
Cordy♡
Meaning: Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cornell♡
Meaning: “Horn” (English origin, popularized in African American culture)
Charles♡
Meaning: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).
Cassius♡
Meaning: “Vain” but associated with “strength” due to Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali (Latin origin)
Chick♡
Meaning: Form of Chico: Boy, lad (Spanish).
Charles♡
Meaning: “Freeman” (German origin)
Cyrrale♡
Meaning: Form of Cyril: Lordly one (Greek).
Chuck♡
Meaning: Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).
Christopher♡
Meaning: Christ-bearer; one who carries Christ in his heart (Greek).
Cinqué♡
Meaning: Word name—The number five (Spanish).
Christian♡
Meaning: “Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)
Calvin♡
Meaning: Bald one (Late Latin).
Cleavon♡
Meaning: Of the cliff (African-American; English).
Campbell♡
Meaning: Wry or crooked mouth (Scottish Gaelic); also a Scottish clan name.
Charlie♡
Meaning: Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).
Cormac♡
Meaning: “Son of defilement” (Irish origin)
Carvin♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Marvin: Famous friend; sea friend (English).
Conrad♡
Meaning: “Brave counsel” (German origin)
Corey♡
Meaning: “Hollow” (Irish origin, adapted)
Carleton♡
Meaning: From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).
Cyrus♡
Meaning: The sun; throne (sy-rus—Old Persian).
Cottrell♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Clark♡
Meaning: Scholar (Old French).
Clifton♡
Meaning: “Town on a cliff” (English origin)
Cuba♡
Meaning: Place name—Island of the West Indies archipelago, located off the coast of Florida (Spanish).
Claude♡
Meaning: Form of Claudius, an old Roman family name: Lame one, suggesting that a handicap may be the stimulus for great achievement, as with the two Roman emperors with the name Claudius (Latin).
Clayborne♡
Meaning: Boundary marked by clovers; brook near a clay bed (French; German; Old English).
Clinton♡
Meaning: “Hill settlement” (English origin)
Cayden♡
Meaning: Variation of “Caden,” meaning “fighter”
Chike♡
Meaning: “Power of God” (Igbo origin)
Cecil♡
Meaning: Dim-sighted one (Latin).
Cornelius♡
Meaning: Like a horn (Latin).
Caryl♡
Meaning: Form of Carl: Freeman, peasant, man (English).
Craigory♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Craig (dweller at the crag or rock—Scottish Gaelic—surname or family name given for a first or middle name) and Gregory (vigilant; watchful one—Greek; Latin).
Cousins♡
Meaning: Relative, kinsman (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Carrington♡
Meaning: Place name—a place in Greater Manchester, England: Settlement of Cara's people; dwellers at the rocky settlement (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Crandell♡
Meaning: Form of Crandall: Son of Randal, Reginald, or Ronald (Gaelic; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cameron♡
Meaning: “Crooked nose” (Scottish origin, widely adapted)
Carvel♡
Meaning: From the estate in the marshes (English).
Chancellor♡
Meaning: Keeper of records (English and Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chadwick♡
Meaning: Place name—Various places in England.
Charod♡
Meaning: Combination of “Cha” prefix and “Rod”
Charley♡
Meaning: Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).
Clive♡
Meaning: Form of Cliff, a form of Clifford: From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chet♡
Meaning: “Fortress” (English origin)
Cortrelle♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Cassius♡
Meaning: Vain (Latin).
Chaylen♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cadarius♡
Meaning: Blend of “Ca” and “Darius”
Conkling♡
Meaning: King (English, from the Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Caleb♡
Meaning: “Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)
Curtis♡
Meaning: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).