Discover Beautiful African American Names

Variation of “Devonte,” meaning “protector”

Form of Gerald: Rules by the spear (German).

Created name from African-American culture.

“Stone settlement” (English origin)

No meaning available

Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

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

Form of Roe: Roe-deer; small, agile European deer (Middle English).

Word name—Charms and spirits that make unnatural things happen (Greek; Latin).

Bowman, archer (Old English). Surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Modern African American name with a distinctive style

Place by the spring (Scandinavian).

Form of James, the English form of Jacob from the Old Spanish Jayme: The supplanter or one who takes the place of—Hebrew; Old Testament.

Victory, triumph (Chinese).

“Come home” (Yoruba origin)

Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).

Wry or crooked nose (Scottish Gaelic); also a Scottish clan name.

Form of Gyantwaka: By what one plants, the planter (gy-an-twak-ah—Iroquois, Native North American).

Government (Amharic, Ethiopia).

Irish origin, meaning “courageous”

“God of wine and revelry” (modern American origin)

No meaning available

Very choice one; strong man (Irish Gaelic).

Unique spelling variation of “Antoine”

No meaning available

Strong, stern (Latin).

Form of Oren: Pine tree, cedar tree, ash tree (O-ren—Hebrew).

No meaning available

“At the cross” (English origin)

Arabic origin, meaning “crown”

Form of Aloysius: Famous warrior (Late Latin).

No meaning available

Combination of “Tay” and “Shaun”

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).

Speckled; freckled (Celtic; Scottish).

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

English origin, meaning “son of Harry”

Place name—City in the state of Texas in the United States.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Unique blend of “Ra” and “Von”

No meaning available

Variation of “Aaron” with “N”

Peaceful one (English).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Created name from African-American culture.

Unique blend of “Aldon” and “-is”

No meaning available

Well-known and noble (Latin).

“Island meadow” (English origin)

Form of Gino, a form of Eugenio (Italian).

Form of Darwin: Dear friend (English).

Form of Arthur: Noble one; bear-man; brave as a bear (Welsh; English).

Meaning and origin unknown.

Form of names beginning with “Ben”: Benedict (blessed one—Latin); Benjamin (son of the right hand—Hebrew; Old Testament); Bennett (little blessed one—Latin-French).

No meaning available

Lordly one (Greek).

Badger (English).

Dignity (JAH-hee—Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Quinton: Fifth child (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Blend of “Da” and “Mere”

“Woodcutter” (English origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

“Son of Iver,” popularized in African American culture

Fearless person, brave one; comforter, bringer of consolation (Muslim; Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Richard: Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

Enduring, lasting, steadfast (Italian). From Dante Alighieri, born Durante Alighieri, thirteenth-century Italian poet who wrote the Divine Comedy.

Variation of “Shawn” with “Ke” prefix

Meaning unknown (Gan, Togo).

Calf herdsman (English).

Combination of “Le” and “Shawn”

“The king” (French origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

No meaning available

Modern African American name

Form of Haile: Meaning and origin unknown (HY-lee).

Form of Coolidge or Coleridge: Dweller from the ridge where charcoal was made (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Handsome, peaceful” (modern African American origin)

Meaning unknown (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Noble leader (English).

Ruler of thunder (Old English); rooted in Thor, the mythological Norse god of thunder (Old Norse).

English origin, meaning “dweller at the holly trees”

Form of Antaios: An adversary; one who is opposite (an-TEE-us—Greek).

“Friendly village” (English origin

Goes through one place to another, referring to a shooting star (Shawnee, Native North American).

No meaning available

“Land” (German origin)

Form of Celestino: Belonging to heaven (Spanish).

English origin, meaning “adventurous”

No meaning available

“Red-haired” (English origin)

No meaning available

No meaning available

Black-eyed one (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Nobleman” (English origin)

Form of Woli: Prophet (Yoruba, Nigeria).

Unique blend of “Ka” and “rell” suffix

“Wisdom” (Ghanaian origin)