Discover Beautiful African American Names

From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).

Dweller at the sandy ford (English).

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Son of Roy (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Dangerous undertaking.

From the old manor (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Unique blend with “-vion” suffix

Form of Eli: High (Hebrew).

Form of Jefferson: Son of Jeffrey (English).

Form of Hula: Eagle (Osage, Native North American).

English form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Meaning and origin unknown.

Smooth, polished one; tender (Latin).

“He has heard” (Hebrew origin)

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Warlike (Old English).

Form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“King” (French-inspired modern origin, popularized by LeBron James)

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

Powerful ruler (English, from the Old French and Old High German).

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“Powerful” (Irish origin)

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Form of Eugene: Well born, noble (Greek).

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

“Good judgment” (Arabic origin)

Belongs to God (Armenian).

From the watch hill (Old English).

Variation of “Marco” with “De” prefix

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

Form of the French surname Degrasse, a name first found in Provence.

Place name—Form of Scoville, a form of Escoville in Calvados, Normandy, France.

“Of Darius” (modern African American origin)

Healer, physician (AY-suh—Old Testament; Hebrew).

He laughs (Old Testament—son of Abraham and Sara; Hebrew).

No meaning available

“Maintains possessions well” (Persian origin, popular in African American culture)

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“Renowned warrior” (German origin)

Warrior (Italian).

Conqueror; victorious (Latin).

“Exalted brother” (Hebrew origin)

Place name—A village in the state of Gujarat in India.

Lord (Amharic, Ethiopia).

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

Dweller on the bank of a river (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

French origin, meaning “God is gracious”

Lively, aggressive; strife (Irish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“From Leicester” (English origin)

Blend of “Xay” and “Vion”

Created name from African-American culture.

Form of Judah: Praise (Hebrew; Old Testament).

Form of Tobiah: The Lord is good (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

Form of Isaac: He laughs (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Form of Walter: Powerful warrior; army ruler (Old German).

“Son of Jeffrey” (English origin)

Unique blend of “Ke” and “Various”

Form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).

Combination of “Da” and “Shawn,” meaning “God is gracious”

Polished chief (Irish Gaelic).

Little Tom, named for his father Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Form of Wallace: Man from Wales (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Jordan: Descender (Hebrew); also a female name.

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Unique African American name

Old, primitive (Latin; New Testament).

Little hammer; little warlike one (Latin). Rooted in Mars, the Roman god of war.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Anthony: Inestimable, priceless one; worthy of praise (Latin).

Form of Jared: Descendant; the inheritor (JARE-ed—Hebrew).

Created name from African-American culture.

Consecrated to God; devoted to God (Hebrew; Old Testament).

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

Blend of “Ri” and “Shawn”

Form of Abduhl: Servant of God (Arabic, North Africa; Swahili, East Africa).

No meaning available

Meaning unknown (Mali).

Form of Derek: Ruler of the people (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

Rightfully guided (Swahili, East Africa).

King (English, from the Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

Form of Nelson: Son of the champion; son of Neal (English).

Dweller at the priest's meadow (Old English).

Modern African American name

Surname or family name given for a first or middle name: Hostage, noble youth; bright, famous (Early Medieval English).

Arabic origin, meaning “powerful, capable”

Helper and defender of humankind (Greek).

No meaning available

Form of Rosso: Red-haired or red-bearded one (Italian); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Place name—A river and two countries in Central Africa. Name found among freed black men from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.

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

Form of Lassy: Settlement of Lascius (English, from the Norman); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Modern variation of “Xavier”

“Immortal” (Greek origin)