Efrem♡
Meaning: No meaning available
African American Names for Boys Starting with E
E - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "E". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Elgin♡
Meaning: White, noble (English).
Elvis♡
Meaning: All wise (Scandinavian).
Elmore♡
Meaning: Dweller at the elm tree moor (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Elric♡
Meaning: German origin, meaning “wise ruler”
Etheridge♡
Meaning: Rich and powerful (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Esteban♡
Meaning: Spanish form of Stephen or Steven: Crowned one (Greek).
Emlen♡
Meaning: Form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).
Eliyah♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Esmond♡
Meaning: Gracious protector; protected by God’s grace (Old English).
Everson♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Exavier♡
Meaning: Variation of “Xavier,” meaning “new house”
Elmo♡
Meaning: Courageous protector (Italian, from the German helmut).
Ekaete♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Elvan♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Ezrah♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Eubie♡
Meaning: Form of Hubert: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).
Edgar♡
Meaning: “Wealthy spear” (English origin)
Earle♡
Meaning: Form of Earl: Nobleman, chief (Old English).
Enloe♡
Meaning: 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.
Ethelbert♡
Meaning: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).
Edison♡
Meaning: “Son of Edward” (English origin)
Ervin♡
Meaning: Handsome (Irish).
Ezekiel♡
Meaning: Strength of God; God will strengthen (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
Ekene♡
Meaning: “Praise” (Igbo origin)
Everett♡
Meaning: “Brave as a wild boar” (English origin)
Elliot♡
Meaning: French form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Eriq♡
Meaning: Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).
Elbert♡
Meaning: Form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).
Elvin♡
Meaning: Form of Elwin: Godly friend (Old English).
Ephraim♡
Meaning: “Fruitful” (Hebrew origin)
E’Vinski♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Elmer♡
Meaning: Noble, famous (English).
Emiel♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Easton♡
Meaning: “East town” (English origin)
Everett♡
Meaning: English form of Evert: Strong or brave as a boar; always true (Dutch).
Erick♡
Meaning: Form of Erik: Ever powerful; ever ruler (Old Norse).
Emon♡
Meaning: Modern African American name
Emmitt♡
Meaning: Form of Emmett: Industrious, strong (Old German).
Edward♡
Meaning: Prosperous guardian (English).
Ethan♡
Meaning: Firm, strong, steadfast, reliable (Hebrew).
Earvin♡
Meaning: Handsome (Irish).
Edwoin♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Edwin: Prosperous friend; rich in friendship (Old English).
Ernie♡
Meaning: Form of Ernest, the English form of Ernst: Earnest one; determined (German; Old English).
Elijah♡
Meaning: “My God is Yahweh” (Hebrew origin, widely used in African American communities)
Erroll♡
Meaning: Form of Errol: To wander (Latin).
Evander♡
Meaning: Form of Evandros: Manly (Greek). In Roman mythology, the som of Hermes.
Earnell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Eldrick♡
Meaning: Unique modern name
Em♡
Meaning: Form of Emlen, a form of Emlyn: Common Welsh name of unknown meaning (EM-lin).
Eddie♡
Meaning: Form of names beginning with “Ed”: Edward (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edmund (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edwin (Prosperous friend; rich in friendship—Old English; Edensaw (Glacier—ed-en-saw—Tlingit, Native North American).
Eddrick♡
Meaning: Unique blend of “Ed” and “Rick”
Ewing♡
Meaning: Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).
Elisio♡
Meaning: Spanish origin, meaning “God is salvation”
Etheyo♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Enoch♡
Meaning: “Dedicated” (Hebrew origin)
Eben♡
Meaning: Stone (EH-ben—Hebrew).
Esau♡
Meaning: Hairy (EE-saw—Hebrew; Old Testament—son of Isaac and the twin brother of Jacob).
Ezra♡
Meaning: Salvation (Hebrew; Old Testament—prophet for whom a book in the Old Testament is named).
Elroy♡
Meaning: English form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).
Emery♡
Meaning: “Industrious ruler” (German origin)
el-Hajj♡
Meaning: The pilgrim (Swahili, East Africa).
Edison♡
Meaning: Son of Edward (Old English).
Emilio♡
Meaning: Spanish form of Aemilius: Industrious one; rival (Latin).
Emory♡
Meaning: Form of Emery: Industrious ruler (English, from the Old German).
Elisha♡
Meaning: The Lord is my salvation (ee-LY-sha—Hebrew; Old Testament). Name found among free black men in late eighteenth-century New England.
Eddison♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Emmett♡
Meaning: Industrious, strong (Old German).
Edwin♡
Meaning: Prosperous friend; rich in friendship (Old English).
Evers♡
Meaning: One who lives on the edge of an escarpment (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name. The surname of civil rights leader Medgar Evers is used as a first or middle name in honor of the slain activist.
Earl♡
Meaning: Nobleman, chief (Old English).
Eltan♡
Meaning: Unique modern name
Edolphus♡
Meaning: Form of Adolphus, a Swedish form of Adolph: Noble wolf; noble hero (Old German).
Eston♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Edler♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Emmit♡
Meaning: Form of Emmett: Industrious, strong (Old German).
Enzi♡
Meaning: “Powerful” (Swahili origin)
Eshawn♡
Meaning: “Gift of God” (modern African American name)
Eulion♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Edmund♡
Meaning: Prosperous guardian (Old English).
Ell♡
Meaning: Form of Ellis or Elliott, English and French forms, respectively, of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Elim♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “strong”
Early♡
Meaning: The earl’s shelter (English). Name found among descendants of slaves in Maryland during the late nineteenth century.
Elix♡
Meaning: Modern African American name
Ed♡
Meaning: Form of names beginning with “Ed”: Edward (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edmund (Prosperous guardian—Old English); Edwin (Prosperous friend; rich in friendship—Old English; Edensaw (Glacier—ed-en-saw—Tlingit, Native North American).
Everson♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Errol♡
Meaning: To wander (Latin).
Eriq♡
Meaning: Modern variation of “Eric,” meaning “ever ruler”
Ewin♡
Meaning: Form of Ewan: Born of the yew tree (Scottish, from the Gaelic).
Ericson♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Eyton♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Ebo♡
Meaning: Born on Tuesday (eh-BO—Fante, Ghana).
Ellis♡
Meaning: English form of Elijah: Jehovah is my God (Hebrew; Old Testament—Prophet who was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire.
Eugene♡
Meaning: Well born; noble (Greek).
Emmanuel♡
Meaning: God with us (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Elcee♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Ellis♡
Meaning: “The Lord is my God” (Hebrew origin)
Edgar♡
Meaning: Prosperous spearman (Old English).
Elroy♡
Meaning: “The king” (French origin)
Eric♡
Meaning: “Ever ruler” (Norse origin)