Discover Beautiful African American Names

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“Army guard” (German origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Chad: Seventh-century saint in the Christian tradition (Old English).

Form of Muhammad: Worthy of praise; the Blessed (after the Prophet); thankful (Arabic, North Africa; Sudan; Swahili, East Africa).

Unique blend of “Ja” and “Quis”

Bald one (Late Latin).

Place name—a river in Scotland.

Modern blend of “El” and “Rico”

Rich and powerful (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

French origin, meaning “lawyer,” adapted in African American culture

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

Mighty power (Old Norse).

Form of Albert: Noble and brilliant or illustrious (Old English).

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Ulysses: Wrathful; hater (Latin form of the Greek hero Odysseus).

Unique blend of “Va” and “Rel”

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Self-important person (English, from the German); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Noble and ready; eager for battle (Spanish variation of the German Alphonso).

Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).

“Western town” (English origin)

African American adaptation of “Marcel”

Government (Amharic, Ethiopia).

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Son of Henry (Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Gracious defender” (Irish origin)

Created name from African-American culture.

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

“Hidden nook” (English origin, modern African American adaptation)

Variation of “Aaron” with “La” prefix

Unique spelling of “Marquis”

Created name from African-American culture.

Modern African American name

From St. Denis, France (Old French).

Sacred (Italian, Spanish).

Form of Ray: Honored title given to a sovereign (Old French).

The pilgrim (Swahili, East Africa).

Form of Reginald: Mighty and powerful; judicious; wise counselor (Latin; Old English; Old German).

At the place of the curly-haired people (Old French).

Variation of “Shawn” with “Da” prefix

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

Created name from African-American culture.

Stone bridge (English; Old French); surname or family name given as a first or middle name.

Army man, soldier (Old German).

Created name from African-American culture.

“God’s gift” (variation of Jesse)

Form of Devin: Poet; a man of learning (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Quincy: Dweller at the fifth son's estate (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Dweller at the gates (Middle English).

Courageous protector (German).

Modern African American name, often with “De” prefix

Famous warrior (al-oh-WIH-shus—Late Latin).

Dweller on the plain or fields (Irish; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

He who honors God (Greek; New Testament).

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“Famous ruler” (Welsh origin)

Free man, or Frenchman (Latin).

Scottish form of John: God is gracious (EE-an—New Testament; Hebrew).

Virtue name, meaning “bravery”

“Keeper of the park” (English origin)

English origin, meaning “island near the clearing”

“Brave ruler” (Spanish origin, popularized in African American culture)

Place name—a town in Germany (Slavic).

Form of Darren: Little great one (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Valery or Valerian: Strong, healthy, powerful (Late Latin).

Variation of “Emmanuel,” meaning “God is with us”

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Unique variation of “Dakarai”

Small one (Old Welsh).

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“Marshland” (English origin)

Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.

Created name from African-American culture.

Variation of “Romeo” with an “l” added

River crossing; road (Old English).

Meaning and origin unknown. Name found among free black men who lived and worked in late eighteenth-century New England.

Form of Alfred: Elf counselor; good counselor; counselor with wisdom and diplomacy (Old English).

Form of Carl: Freeman, peasant, man (English).

Form of Mitchell, a form of Michael: Who is like God? (Hebrew).

Form of Philemon: Loving, friendly (Greek; New Testament).

“Trent’s town” (English origin)

Modern blend of “Ny” and “Quell”

Created name from African-American culture.

“Warlike” (Latin origin)

Created name from African-American culture, a form of Youkioma: Almost perfect (Hopi, Native North American).

“Dove” (Scottish origin)

English form of Evert: Strong or brave as a boar; always true (Dutch).

Populous; prince (ah-MEER—Arabic, North Africa).

Unique African American name, variation of “Zephyr”

“Faith” (Swahili origin)

Another variation of “Shawn” with “De” prefix

Form of Kenneth: Handsome one (Irish Gaelic).

Form of Xavier, a village in Navarre in the Basque region of Spain: New home (hah-bee-AIR—Spanish).

Martial one (Italian; Latin).