Carvin♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Marvin: Famous friend; sea friend (English).
African American Names for Boys Starting with C
C - Authentic African American Boys Names & Their Meanings
Browse our curated list of African American boys names that start with the letter "C". Each name includes its meaning, cultural significance, and pronunciation help.
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Chappie♡
Meaning: Form of Chapman: Merchant (Middle English; Old English).
Chapman♡
Meaning: Merchant (Middle English; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Carleton♡
Meaning: From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).
Cassius♡
Meaning: Vain (Latin).
Craigory♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Craig (dweller at the crag or rock—Scottish Gaelic—surname or family name given for a first or middle name) and Gregory (vigilant; watchful one—Greek; Latin).
Charley♡
Meaning: Form of Charles: Strong, manly (Latin; Old German).
Cyril♡
Meaning: Lordly one (Greek).
Clerow♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Clayton♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Chet♡
Meaning: “Fortress” (English origin)
Cazzie♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Charvonte♡
Meaning: Unique African American name
Cadarius♡
Meaning: Blend of “Ca” and “Darius”
Chen♡
Meaning: Form of Cheney, a form of Chesney: From the name of a place in Yonne, France (Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cuff♡
Meaning: Form of Cuffee, a form of Koffi: Born on Friday (Ga [Gao], Ghana).
Cevonté♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Chuma♡
Meaning: “Wealth” (Igbo origin)
Chamaun♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Coles♡
Meaning: Form of Coleman: Coal worker (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Clemente♡
Meaning: Spanish form of Clement: Mild, gentle, merciful (Latin).
Cecil♡
Meaning: Dim-sighted one (Latin).
Clifford♡
Meaning: From the cliff ford; one who dwells at the ford near the cliff (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Caspar♡
Meaning: Form of Gaspar: Treasure holder (Persian); in the New Testament, one of three kings from the East bearing gifts to the Christ child in Bethlehem.
Clouis♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Clovis (great fighter; famous warrior—French; Old German; Teutonic) and Louis (great fighter; famous warrior; warrior prince—French; Old German).
Cornel♡
Meaning: Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).
Crandell♡
Meaning: Form of Crandall: Son of Randal, Reginald, or Ronald (Gaelic; Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Caudilla♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Ceon♡
Meaning: Variation of “Sean” with unique spelling
Cinqué♡
Meaning: Word name—The number five (Spanish).
Cortell♡
Meaning: Unique blend of “Cor” and “-tell”
Clobert♡
Meaning: Form of Colbert: Famous helmeted one; dark-haired one (English; French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Corneliou♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture, a form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).
Calvon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cévon♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Corley♡
Meaning: Dweller near the crane in a woodland clearing (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Claude♡
Meaning: “Lame” (Latin origin, adapted)
Coolridge♡
Meaning: 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.
Corey♡
Meaning: Dweller near a hollow (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chester♡
Meaning: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Charod♡
Meaning: Combination of “Cha” prefix and “Rod”
Christian♡
Meaning: “Follower of Christ” (Greek origin)
Chris♡
Meaning: Form of Christian: Follower of Christ, a Christian (Ecclesiastic Greek; Late Latin).
Casiar♡
Meaning: Form of Caesar: Long-haired or hairy; through use, emperor (Latin).
Charlton♡
Meaning: From the settlement of freemen (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Clint♡
Meaning: A town on a hill (English).
Cyrrale♡
Meaning: Form of Cyril: Lordly one (Greek).
Clyde♡
Meaning: “Warm” (Scottish origin)
Cooper♡
Meaning: One who makes and repairs barrels (English, from the Middle Dutch); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chaylen♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Chike♡
Meaning: “Power of God” (Igbo origin)
Carrington♡
Meaning: 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.
Craig♡
Meaning: Dweller at the crag or rock (Scottish Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cheo♡
Meaning: Form of Chea: Red (Cherokee, Native North American).
Calbert♡
Meaning: Calf herdsman (English).
Caryl♡
Meaning: Form of Carl: Freeman, peasant, man (English).
Carlton♡
Meaning: From the farm or homestead of Carl (English).
Cartella♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Cardell♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Chordé♡
Meaning: Created name from African-American culture.
Coolidge♡
Meaning: Worker at a college (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Corlis♡
Meaning: Form of Corliss: Benevolent (English).
Cloves♡
Meaning: Form of Clovis, a form of Louis: Great fighter; famous warrior (French; Old German; Teutonic).
Cleavon♡
Meaning: Of the cliff (African-American; English).
Cortrelle♡
Meaning: Meaning and origin unknown.
Coy♡
Meaning: Form of McCoy: Son of fire (Irish; Manx; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Corie♡
Meaning: Form of Corey: Dweller near a hollow (Gaelic); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Camron♡
Meaning: Variation of “Cameron”
Carlos♡
Meaning: Spanish form of Charles: Strong, manly (German; Latin).
Chaka♡
Meaning: Great king of the Zulus who, in 1818, united the people of South Africa against colonial control; also called Shaka (Zulu, South Africa).
Caleb♡
Meaning: “Devotion to God” (Hebrew origin, widely used)
Cordy♡
Meaning: Form of Cordier: Make or seller of cord (French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chaquille♡
Meaning: No meaning available
Cain♡
Meaning: “Acquired” (Hebrew origin)
Clark♡
Meaning: “Scribe, scholar” (English origin)
Corbin♡
Meaning: “Raven” (French origin)
Coolio♡
Meaning: Stage name of rap artist Coolio, whose friend one day asked him, “Who do you think you are, Coolio Iglesias?”
Corden♡
Meaning: Blend of “Cor” and “Den”
Cyrus♡
Meaning: The sun; throne (sy-rus—Old Persian).
Chandler♡
Meaning: Candlemaker; he provides light (Middle English; Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Craig♡
Meaning: “Rock” (Scottish origin)
Ca’Mari♡
Meaning: Combination of “Ca” and “Mari”
Charles♡
Meaning: “Freeman” (German origin)
Cousins♡
Meaning: Relative, kinsman (Middle English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chavez♡
Meaning: Form of Chaves: From the place near the waters of Flavius (Portuguese); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Crockett♡
Meaning: One wearing a curly hairstyle (English; Scottish); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Chet♡
Meaning: Form of Chester: Dweller at the fortified army camp (Old English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Carson♡
Meaning: “Son of Carr” (Scottish origin)
Cayden♡
Meaning: Variation of “Caden,” meaning “fighter”
Clifton♡
Meaning: From the cliff estate or town (English); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Clive♡
Meaning: “Cliff” (English origin)
Carter♡
Meaning: “Cart driver” (English origin, widely used)
Clarence♡
Meaning: “Bright” (Latin origin, commonly used in African American communities)
Chancellor♡
Meaning: Keeper of records (English and Scottish, from the Old French); surname or family name given for a first or middle name.
Cabell♡
Meaning: Blend of two names such as Cain (smith, craftsman—Hebrew; Old Testament, first-born son of Adam and Eve) and Abel (breath—Hebrew; Old Testament, second-born son of Adam and Eve).
Cornell♡
Meaning: Form of Cornelius: Like a horn (Latin).
Congo♡
Meaning: Place name—A river and two countries in Central Africa. Name found among freed black men from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries.
Callum♡
Meaning: “Dove” (Scottish origin)
Curt♡
Meaning: Form of Curtis: Courteous one; court-bred (Old French).
Clayborne♡
Meaning: Boundary marked by clovers; brook near a clay bed (French; German; Old English).