Herbert♡
Meaning: Bright, excellent ruler (English).
African American Names for Boys Starting with H
H - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "H". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Houston♡
Meaning: “Hugh’s town” (Scottish origin)
Henrik♡
Meaning: Form of Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).
Hakeem♡
Meaning: Form of Hakim: He is wise (hah-keem—Arabic, North Africa).
Hussein♡
Meaning: Form of Husain or Husayn, a form of Hasan or Hassan: Good, handsome, beautiful (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Hakeem♡
Meaning: “Wise” (Arabic origin)
Harvey♡
Meaning: Strong and ardent; battleworthy (French).
Haywood♡
Meaning: From the high or hedged forest (Old English).
Hightower♡
Meaning: From the high settlement (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Harlan♡
Meaning: Form of Harland: gray, rocky land (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hiram♡
Meaning: Most noble one; of noble birth (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Harlin♡
Meaning: Unique spelling, modern African American name
Hakeim♡
Meaning: Variation of “Hakim,” meaning “wise”
Haki♡
Meaning: Justice (Swahili, East Africa).
Hiriam♡
Meaning: Form of Hiram: Most noble one; of noble birth (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Halson♡
Meaning: Son of Hall: Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).
Hank♡
Meaning: Form of Henry: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).
Halston♡
Meaning: “Holy stone” (English origin)
Hamilton♡
Meaning: “Beautiful mountain” (English origin)
H'cone♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, the backward spelling of the male name Enoch: Dedicated, consecrated (Hebrew).
Hillery♡
Meaning: English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).
Hugh♡
Meaning: Intelligence; spirit (Old English).
Hadari♡
Meaning: Form of Hadi: Religious guide or leader (hah-dee—Arabic, North Africa).
Halim♡
Meaning: “Gentle, patient” (Arabic origin)
Hurley♡
Meaning: Sea tide (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hosewell♡
Meaning: Form of Haswell: From the spring near the hazelnut tree (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Harrison♡
Meaning: Son of Harry: Ruler of the home (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hubbard♡
Meaning: Form of Hubert: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).
Hale♡
Meaning: Hero in good health, or from the hall (Old English).
Hammon♡
Meaning: 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.
Heartwell♡
Meaning: Form of Hartwell: From hart-deer spring, a place where wild deer come to drink (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Harlen♡
Meaning: Modern African American name
Herriford♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Henderson♡
Meaning: Son of Hendry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Herbert♡
Meaning: “Bright army” (German origin)
Harwin♡
Meaning: Unique blend of “Har” and “Win”
Henry♡
Meaning: “Ruler of the household” (German origin)
Hampton♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Hazell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Hilry♡
Meaning: Form of Hillery, the English form of the French Hilaire, a form of Hilarius: Cheerful one (Latin).
Hercules♡
Meaning: Latin form of Heracles: Glorious, famous; son of Zeus in Greek and Roman mythology (Greek; Mythology).
Harmen♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Harnian♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Harrison♡
Meaning: English origin, meaning “son of Harry”
Harlem♡
Meaning: Place name, popular in African American culture
Holsall♡
Meaning: Form of Halsall: Nook of land (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Harold♡
Meaning: “Army ruler” (English origin)
Howard♡
Meaning: Chief guardian; noble watchman (Old English).
Hulan♡
Meaning: Form of Hula: Eagle (Osage, Native North American).
Hamilton♡
Meaning: Home lover’s estate; blunt hill (Old English).
Hamadi♡
Meaning: Praised (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Humphries♡
Meaning: Form of Humphrey: Peaceful Hun; peace-support (Old German).
Harry♡
Meaning: Form of Henry: Ruler of the home or private property (Old English; Old German).
Hugh♡
Meaning: “Mind, intellect” (German origin)
Honi♡
Meaning: Form of Honorius: Man of honor (Latin).
Hale♡
Meaning: “Hero” (English origin)
Hall♡
Meaning: Dweller at the hall or manor house (Old English).
Harden♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Harlan♡
Meaning: “Rocky land” (German origin)
Herb♡
Meaning: Form of Herbert: Bright, excellent ruler (English).
Hudson♡
Meaning: “Son of Hudd” (English origin)
Hayne♡
Meaning: Place name—from Haynes, Bedfordshire, England; surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hal♡
Meaning: Form of Halbert: Brilliant hero (Old English).
Hunter♡
Meaning: One who hunts; a huntsman (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hope♡
Meaning: Dweller in a small, enclosed valley (English; Scottish); surname or family given for a first or middle name.
Herbie♡
Meaning: Form of Herbert: Bright, excellent ruler (English).
Hollis♡
Meaning: English origin, meaning “dweller at the holly trees”
Hillard♡
Meaning: Form of Hilliard: Battle brave; war guard (Old German).
Hersey♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Henry♡
Meaning: English form of the French Henri, a form of the Old German Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property.
Hendrix♡
Meaning: Dutch origin, meaning “home-ruler,” popularized in African American culture
Houston♡
Meaning: Hugh’s town; dweller from a town with a heart or spirit (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hayes♡
Meaning: “Hedged area” (English origin)
Heggie♡
Meaning: Form of Mackeggie or Mackaggie: Son of Adam (Scottish Gaelic). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hark♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown. Named found among enslaved men in the South during the nineteenth century.
Hoyt♡
Meaning: Long stick; a tall, thin person (Middle English).
Hadrian♡
Meaning: Latin origin, meaning “from Hadria”
Hastan♡
Meaning: Form of Hastings: Son of the severe, violent one (Old English).
Herold♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Hawthorne♡
Meaning: One from the field of hawthorns (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Hakim♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Hayden♡
Meaning: “Fire” (English origin)
Helmut♡
Meaning: Courageous protector (German).
Heath♡
Meaning: “Heathland” (English origin)
Hilton♡
Meaning: English origin, meaning “hill settlement”
Hamani♡
Meaning: Form of Hamadi: Praised (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).
Homer♡
Meaning: English form of Homeros: Pledge; security (Greek).
Holbrook♡
Meaning: Dweller at the brook in the hollow (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Horace♡
Meaning: Keeper of the hours; light of the sun (Latin).
Hazel♡
Meaning: Hazelnut tree (Old English).
Heathcliff♡
Meaning: From the heath cliff (Middle English).
Haille♡
Meaning: Form of Haile: Meaning and origin unknown (HY-lee).
Hubert♡
Meaning: Brilliant mind or spirit (Old German).
Hank♡
Meaning: “Home ruler” (short form of Henry)
Harmon♡
Meaning: Form of Herman: Army man, soldier (Old German); high-ranking person (Latin).
Hassan♡
Meaning: “Good, handsome” (Arabic origin)
Henley♡
Meaning: Dweller in the high meadow (Old English).
Herman♡
Meaning: Army man, soldier (Old German).
Henrick♡
Meaning: Form of Heinrich: Ruler of a home or private property (Old German).
Hyron♡
Meaning: Of unique birth or origin (origin unknown).