Discover Beautiful African American Names

Noble one’s son; son of the highborn; holy or sacred fame (Old English; Old Franco-German).

No meaning available

“Victorious” (Arabic origin, popularized in African American culture)

Youthful; downy-bearded one (Latin).

Italian origin, African American variation meaning “angel”

Blend of “Da” and “Marcus”

“Son of Adam” (English origin)

No meaning available

“Gift of God” (shortened form of Nathan)

No meaning available

Form of Morgan: Dweller near the bright, white sea (Welsh).

Created name from African-American culture.

The name given Jacob by the Lord (Old Testament; Hebrew).

Noble staff; God’s staff (Swedish).

All saints (French); bestowed on those born on or near All Saints' Day.

“A Breton” (French origin)

No meaning available

English origin, meaning “beautiful town”

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Blend of “Ja” and “Vari”

From Ella’s hill or foreign hill (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Prosperous spearman (Old English).

Form of Sean, the Irish form of John: God is gracious (Hebrew; New Testament).

No meaning available

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

“Settlement of free men” (English origin)

Born on Sunday (Akan, Ghana; Ewe, Ghana).

Form of Frederick: Peaceful ruler (Old German).

Form of Konrad: Brave and wise (German).

“Badger” (English origin)

English origin, meaning “claw”

Form of Thomas: Twin (Aramaic; Greek; New Testament).

Modern African American name

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name with unique spelling

Blend of “Que” and “Shon”

No meaning available

Blend of “Ry” and “-lon”

Form of Lloyd: Gray-haired one (Old Welsh).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Tsalani: Goodbye, farewell (tsah-LAH-nee—Ngoni, Southern Africa).

Form of Leslie: Garden of hollies; gray fort (English; Gaelic; Scottish).

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

No meaning available

Form of Marquis: Nobleman (mar-KEE—French; MAR-quis).

White or blond one (Dutch).

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).

Unique blend with “-vion” suffix

Form of Archibald: The truly bold; noble; sacred prince; genuine (Anglo-French; German).

Form of Primus: First (Latin).

English form of Merlin: Dweller in the fortress by the sea (Welsh); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Vaughn: Small one (Old Welsh).

Form of Jessie, a form of Jesse: Gift; wealth; the Lord exists (Hebrew; Old Testament).

No meaning available

Form of Abram: Exalted father (Hebrew; Old Testament—Abraham’s name before God changed it). Name found among enslaved men in the South during the mid-nineteenth century.

Bold, courageous one (Latin).

Arabic origin, meaning “kind, gentle”

Meaning unknown (NEE-ye—Nigeria).

Knowing (English).

From the north forest (Old English).

Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).

From the settlement of freemen (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Variation of “Raul” with “-ston” suffix

Modern African American name

“Wealth” (German origin)

Italian origin, meaning “brave”

John's town (Middle English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

“War” (Scandinavian origin)

Modern African American name

“Brave counsel” (German origin)

Hebrew origin, meaning “oracle”

Modern blend of “Amir” with “-ion” suffix

The keeper of tradition (Swahili, East Africa).

Little home (Old Franco-German).

“Great Lord” (Welsh origin, popularized in African American culture)

Blend of “Ri” and “Shawn”

Place name—a place in Greater Manchester, England: Settlement of Cara's people; dwellers at the rocky settlement (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“My God is Yahweh” (Hebrew origin, widely used in African American communities)

Blend of “Bri” and “Son”

To wander (Latin).

Form of Rudolph, a form of Rudolf: Famous wolf (Old German).

Blend of “Da” and “Kwan”

“Army ruler” (German origin)

Form of Alvah: Exalted one (Hebrew).

“Righteous, fair” (virtue name, widely used)

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Form of Verdell: Flourishing, green (French).

Form of Robert: Bright or shining with fame (Old English).

No meaning available

Merry one (Old English); more often a female name.

Form of Ace: Unity; first in luck or accomplishment (Latin).

Happy; fortunate, lucky one (Latin).

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller at the white cliff (English).

From the willow farm (Dutch).