Lanier♡
Meaning: One involved in the wool trade (Dutch; English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
African American Names for Boys Starting with L
L - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "L". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Luis♡
Meaning: Form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (French; Old German).
Labron♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Lloyd♡
Meaning: Gray-haired one (Old Welsh); from Celtic mythology.
Lewis♡
Meaning: Form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).
Leo♡
Meaning: Lion (Latin).
Linden♡
Meaning: “Linden tree hill” (English origin)
LaRon♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ron, a form of Ronald: Mighty power (Old Norse).
Lerone♡
Meaning: Form of Liron: The song is mine (Hebrew).
Londer♡
Meaning: Dweller in the country (German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lanier♡
Meaning: French origin, meaning “wool worker”
Litterial♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Lindsay♡
Meaning: Form of Lindsey: Dweller from the island of Lelli, Lealla—Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lavon♡
Meaning: “Young warrior” (modern American origin)
Lamonte♡
Meaning: Form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lafayette♡
Meaning: One who dwells near a beech tree (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lander♡
Meaning: Owner of a grassy plain; territory (Middle English, from the German).
Locke♡
Meaning: “Fortified place” (English origin)
Lamont♡
Meaning: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lylee♡
Meaning: Modern African American name
LaVaughn♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).
Lamar♡
Meaning: Famous for land (Old German).
LeVaughn♡
Meaning: Unique spelling variation of “Vaughn” with “Le” prefix
Lyonel♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Lorand♡
Meaning: Dweller of the province of Lorraine (Scottish, from the French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Laroy♡
Meaning: Form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).
LeMon♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture (leh-MONE).
Leondre♡
Meaning: Combination of “Leon” and “Andre”
Lester♡
Meaning: Dyer (Middle English).
Le’Shai♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Lesesne♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Leonellis♡
Meaning: Form of Leon, a form of Leo: Lion (Latin).
Lenny♡
Meaning: Form of Leonard: Lion-hearted, brave as a lion (Old Franco-German; Old High German).
LeVaughn♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).
Lardarius♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Darius: King, kingly; one who is wealthy (Hebrew).
Loudin♡
Meaning: Form of a place name: Loudoun, a county in the state of Virginia; Loudoun, a street in London, England.
LaRon♡
Meaning: Combination of “La” and “Ron”
Lionel♡
Meaning: Young lion (English; French; Latin); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Louvell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Lucius♡
Meaning: Bringer of light and knowledge (Latin).
Latrell♡
Meaning: “Noble, loyal” (modern American origin)
Laron♡
Meaning: Variation of “Aaron” with “La” prefix
Lemuel♡
Meaning: Hebrew origin, meaning “devoted to God”
Lavarious♡
Meaning: Blend of “La” and “Various”
Londey♡
Meaning: Meaning unknown (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Lekan♡
Meaning: “To be pampered” (Yoruba origin)
Les♡
Meaning: Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).
Laelim♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Lamontae♡
Meaning: Combination of “La” and “Monte”
LeShaun♡
Meaning: Combination of “Le” and “Shaun”
Liddell♡
Meaning: No meaning available
LeVar♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Levardis, a form of the word veritas: Truth (Latin).
Leroy♡
Meaning: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).
LeRoi♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).
Lew♡
Meaning: Form of Lewis, a form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince (English, from the Old French and Old High German).
Leonard♡
Meaning: “Brave lion” (German origin)
Landon♡
Meaning: “Long hill” (English origin)
Lamaris♡
Meaning: Unique variation of “Lamont”
LaTroy♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Troy: At the place of the curly-haired people (Old French).
LuBara♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Louis (great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince—French; Old German) and Barbara (stranger, foreigner—Latin).
Latrelle♡
Meaning: No meaning available
LaDorian♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Leotis♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Lester♡
Meaning: “From Leicester” (English origin)
Lee Roy♡
Meaning: Form of Leroy: King; person given the title of king for his royal bearing or for the part played in a religious pageant (French).
Lamont♡
Meaning: French origin, meaning “lawyer,” adapted in African American culture
Luke♡
Meaning: Giver of light (Greek; New Testament).
Leland♡
Meaning: “Meadow land” (English origin)
Latif♡
Meaning: Arabic origin, meaning “kind, gentle”
Lorenzo♡
Meaning: Spanish and Italian form of Laurence: From the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one (English; Latin).
Laurice♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Laurence (from the place of the laurel tree; laurel-crowned one—English, Latin; place name—small town in Italy) and Maurice (Moorish; dark-complexioned one—Late Latin).
Locksley♡
Meaning: Curly-headed dweller near a clearing in the woods (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Laval♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Lemuel♡
Meaning: Consecrated to God; devoted to God (Hebrew; Old Testament).
Lyle♡
Meaning: “The island” (French origin)
Lavon♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).
Lamarcus♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Lynwood♡
Meaning: Form of Linwood: Dweller from the pool or waterfall near the forest (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Leonidas♡
Meaning: Form of Leon, a form of Leo: Lion (Latin).
Lamonte♡
Meaning: Variation of “Lamont” with an “e” ending
Lemarcus♡
Meaning: Combination of “Le” and “Marcus”
Lin♡
Meaning: Form of Lynn: From the lake, pool, or waterfall (Old Welsh); predominantly a female name.
LaShawn♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Shawn: God is good, gracious (Irish).
Lonzy♡
Meaning: Form of Alonzo, a Spanish form of Alphonso: Noble, ready for battle (German).
Lyman♡
Meaning: Man of the meadow (Middle English).
Lemar♡
Meaning: Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).
Lam♡
Meaning: Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).
Leon♡
Meaning: Form of Leo: Lion (Latin).
Lewis♡
Meaning: “Famous warrior” (English origin)
Lema♡
Meaning: Form of Lamar: Famous for land (Old German).
Lindsey♡
Meaning: Dweller from the island of Lelli, Lealla—Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England (Anglo-Saxon); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Leif♡
Meaning: “Heir” (Scandinavian origin)
Lonnell♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Lonnie (form of Tsalani—goodbye, farewell—Ngoni, Southern Africa; form of Alonzo, a Spanish form of Alphonso—noble, ready for battle—German) and Lionel (young lion—English; French; Latin—surname or family name given for a first or middle name).
Loment♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lamont: Law man (Scottish, from the Old Norse); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
LaFayette♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Lafayette: One who dwells near a beech tree (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Laquan♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
LeRoy♡
Meaning: “The king” (French origin)
Luther♡
Meaning: “Army of the people” (German origin, associated with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.)
Lamel♡
Meaning: Modern African American name
LaSalle♡
Meaning: Worker at a manor house; the hall (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.